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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: To identify and assess the main characteristics and the potential risk of bias of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in nursing conducted by Spanish research teams. METHODS: Scoping review of an electronic search in three major databases (date of search: October 2021). For the eligible studies, both descriptive data, and data to assess the potential risk of bias, were collected and analysed. RESULTS: Of 3391 references retrieved, 199 were eligible. These RCTs were published in 122 journals, most of them in English (101, 82.1%) and were included in the Journal Citation Report (JCR) (107, 87.7%). Moreover, 32 (26.2%) of those included in the JCR were classified under nursing. Two thirds (81, 66.4%) of the journals followed the CONSORT guidelines. A total of 65 RCTs (33.7%) had a high overall risk of bias. DISCUSSION: Most of the identified RCTs were published in journals not specific to nursing and in English language. Also, shortcomings in RCT design and reporting were observed despite recommendations to adhere the CONSORT guidelines. CONCLUSION: Comprehensive identification of RCTs in nursing may require searching in journals other than nursing-related. RCTs from Spanish research teams are more likely to be published in international journals published in English. CONSORT should be strongly advised to encourage proper design and reporting of RCTs.
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Language , Research Report , Humans , Publications , Randomized Controlled Trials as TopicABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: While information evaluation is an essential component of evidence based practice, it remains unclear how nurses perceive their own source evaluation skills and what evaluation criteria they typically apply. OBJECTIVES: This study aims to determine nurses' self-reported confidence in their evaluation skills and their actual source evaluation ability. The findings will guide information literacy instruction. METHODS: A questionnaire asked recently graduated nurses from four institutions in the Intermountain West (USA) to rate their confidence in evaluating information and to provide examples of evaluation criteria they typically applied. The quality of these criteria was rated by nursing librarians, then compared with reported confidence in evaluation, years employed as a nurse and highest degree level. RESULTS: While nurses' self-reported confidence levels about source evaluation largely matched their ability, their evaluation criteria showed a low level of sophistication and did not match the recommended criteria by professional organizations. Graduate education, not years of work experience, was predictive of the quality of criteria used by nurses, suggesting the importance of more instruction on source evaluation for nursing students. CONCLUSIONS: Nursing educators, including librarians, need to teach evaluation skills at the undergraduate level. Further investigation into building evaluation skills in nurses is warranted.
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Students, Nursing , Clinical Competence , Faculty, Nursing , Humans , Information LiteracyABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this meta-analysis was to assess the effectiveness of evidence-based nursing (EBN) on the development of critical thinking for nursing students. DESIGN: A systematic literature review of original studies on randomized controlled trials was conducted. DATA SOURCES: The relevant randomized controlled trials were retrieved from multiple electronic databases including Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health (CINAHL), Chinese BioMed Database (CBM), China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), and WanFang Database. REVIEW METHODS: In order to make a systematic evaluation, studies were selected according to inclusion and exclusion criteria, and then according to extracted data and assessed quality. The data extraction was completed by two independent reviewers, and the methodological quality assessment was completed by another two reviewers. All of the data was analyzed by the software RevMan5.3. RESULTS: A total of nine studies with 1079 nursing students were chosen in this systematic literature review. The result of this meta-analysis showed that the effectiveness of evidence-based nursing was superior to that of traditional teaching on nursing students' critical thinking. CONCLUSION: The results of this meta-analysis indicate that evidence-based nursing could help nursing students to promote their development of critical thinking. More researches with higher quality and larger sample size can be analyzed in the further.
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Evidence-Based Nursing/standards , Students, Nursing/psychology , Thinking , HumansABSTRACT
Acupressure is a traditional Chinese medicine approach to disease prevention and treatment that may be operated by nurses independently. Therefore, acupressure is being increasingly applied in clinical nursing practice and research. Recently, the implementation of evidence-based nursing (EBN) in clinical practice has been encouraged to promote nursing quality. Evidence-based nursing is a method-ology and process of implementation that applies the best-available evidence to clinical practice, which is acquired through the use of empirical nursing research. Therefore, in this paper, we address the topic of acupressure within the context of empirical nursing practice. We first introduce the current status of acupressure research and provide the locations of common acupoints in order to guide future empirical nursing research and to help nurses use these acupoints in clinical practice. Finally, we describe the steps that are necessary to apply the current empirical information on acupressure as well as provide suggestions to promote safety and efficacy in order to guide nurses in the accurate application of acupressure in nursing practice.
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Acupressure , Evidence-Based Nursing , HumansABSTRACT
En el 2002, la Facultad de Enfermería de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador introdujo la enseñanza de la práctica basada en evidencia científica en el Proyecto de Reforma Curricular y Diversificación de Carreras y una década después se analiza la eficacia de su implementación. Objetivo: realizar una aproximación exploratoria sobre las creencias, las oportunidades de implementación y el apoyo que la institución y su cultura organizativa dan a la formación de enfermería basada en evidencia (EBE). Materiales y métodos: estudio exploratorio cualitativo y cuantitativo. Universo: 18 profesores y 77 estudiantes. Instrumento: dos encuestas (escala Likert) para profesores y estudiantes. Resultados: las encuestas fueron analizados con la diferente estratificación de datos: docentes, estudiantes, los cinco pasos del método EBE y otros criterios. Se aplicó media ponderada; ANOVA de uno y dos factores, con un nivel de significancia α = 0,05; y la prueba de comparaciones múltiples de Tukey-Kramer. Discusión: es contradictorio el hallazgo relacionado con una alta valoración sobre creencias referidas a la EBE, pero esta valoración no se le otorga a la implementación de cambios en la práctica o enseñanza basados en EBE, al comparar las respuestas de ambos grupos. Conclusión: la percepción de docentes y estudiantes según las dimensiones de creencias e implementación de la EBE resultó muy similar en ambos grupos. La dimensión de la cultura organizacional fue diferente y resultó más severa la percepción de los docentes.
In 2002, the School of Nursing at the Pontificia Universidad Católica in Ecuador introduced the teaching of evidence-based practice as part of the Curriculum Reform and Career Diversification Project. Now, over a decade later, the effectiveness of its implementation is being analyzed. Objective: Explore the beliefs, opportunities for implementation and support provided by the institution and its organizational culture to the teaching of evidence-based nursing practice (EBN). Materials and Methods. This is a qualitative and quantitative exploratory study involving 18 teachers and 77 students. The instruments included two surveys (Likert scale): one for professors and another for students. Results: The results of the surveys were analyzed with different data stratification: professors, students, the five steps in the EBN method and other criteria. A weighted mean was applied, as was a one-way and two-way ANOVA, with a significance level of α = 0.05, and Tukey-Kramer's multiple comparison method. Discussion: A comparison of the responses of both groups showed considerable importance was attributed to beliefs about EBN, but not to implementing changes in EBN practice or teaching, which is contradictory. Conclusion: The perception of teachers and students on the dimensions of EBN beliefs and implementation was quite similar in both groups. The dimension of the organizational culture was different and the professors had a more severe view.
Em 2002, a Faculdade de Enfermagem da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Equador introduziu o ensino da prática baseada em evidência no Projeto de Reforma Curricular e Diversificação de Cursos e, uma década depois, analisa-se a eficácia de sua implantação. Objetivo: realizar uma aproximação exploratória sobre as crenças, as oportunidades de implantação e o apoio que a instituição e sua cultura organizacional dão à formação de enfermagem baseada evidência (EBE). Materiais e método: estudo exploratório qualitativo e quantitativo. Universo: 18 professores e 77 estudantes. Instrumento: dois questionários (escala Likert) para professores e estudantes. Resultados: os questionários foram analisados com a diferente classificação de dados: docentes, estudantes, os cinco passos do método EBE e outros critérios. Aplicou-se média ponderada ANOVA de um e dois fatores, com um nível de significância α = 0,05; e a prova de comparações múltiplas de Tukey-Kramer. Discussão: é contraditória a constatação relacionada com uma alta valoração sobre crenças referidas à EBE, mas essa valoração não outorga à implementação de mudanças na prática ou ensino baseados na EBE, ao comparar as respostas de ambos os grupos. Conclusão: a percepção de docentes e estudantes, segundo as dimensões de crenças e implantação da EBE, resultou muito similar em ambos os grupos. A dimensão da cultura organizacional foi diferente e a percepção dos docentes resultou mais forte.
