Abstract
Objective
To describe the implementation of evidence-based practice (EBP) and identify the associated factors among clinical nurses working at an oncology hospital in Central Vietnam.
Methods
A cross-sectional study was conducted with 190 clinical nurses recruited from an oncology hospital in Central Vietnam. The self-administered Evidence-Based Practice Questionnaire (EBPQ) was employed to assess the nurses’ knowledge/skills, attitudes, and implementation of EBP Data analysis utilized descriptive statistics, the Mann–Whitney test, the Kruskal–Wallis test, and Spearman’s rho correlation.
Results
The mean total score for EBP implementation among the nurses was 29.52 (SD = 7.14) out of 42 scores. The most frequently undertaken activity was sharing evidence with colleagues, whereas finding relevant evidence was the least performed. The level of EBP implementation significantly varied based on the nurses’ role types and their participation in related courses (P < 0.05). Moreover, a strong positive correlation was observed between EBP implementation and both knowledge/skills (r = 0.703, P < 0.001) and attitudes toward EBP (r = 0.536, P < 0.001).
Conclusions
The implementation of EBP by oncology nurses is generally moderate and is significantly positively correlated with their knowledge/skills and attitudes toward EBP These findings underscore the importance of enhancing educational programs and facilitating supportive institutional policies to further encourage the adoption of EBP among nurses.