Educational Interventions for Teaching Evidence-Based Practice to Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Scoping Review

Athina E. Patelarou, Enkeleint A. Mechili, María Ruzafa-Martinez, Jakub Dolezel, Joanna Gotlib, Brigita Skela-Savič, Antonio Jesús Ramos-Morcillo, Stefano Finotto, Darja Jarosova, Marta Smodiš, Daniela Mecugni, Mariusz Panczyk and Evridiki Patelarou
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Athina E. Patelarou: Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hellenic Mediterranean University, 71414 Crete, Greece
Enkeleint A. Mechili: Clinic of Social and Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Crete, 70013 Crete, Greece
María Ruzafa-Martinez: Faculty of Nursing, University of Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, Spain
Jakub Dolezel: Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, 703 00 Ostrava, Czech Republic
Joanna Gotlib: Department of Education and Research in Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland
Brigita Skela-Savič: Angela Boškin Faculty of Health Care, Spodnji Plavž 3, 4270 Jesenice, Slovenija
Antonio Jesús Ramos-Morcillo: Faculty of Nursing, University of Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, Spain
Stefano Finotto: Degree Course in Nursing, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Seat of Reggio Emilia, 42123 Reggio Emilia, Italy
Darja Jarosova: Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, 703 00 Ostrava, Czech Republic
Marta Smodiš: Angela Boškin Faculty of Health Care, Spodnji Plavž 3, 4270 Jesenice, Slovenija
Daniela Mecugni: Degree Course in Nursing, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Seat of Reggio Emilia, 42123 Reggio Emilia, Italy
Mariusz Panczyk: Department of Education and Research in Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland
Evridiki Patelarou: Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hellenic Mediterranean University, 71414 Crete, Greece

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 17, 1-24

Abstract: Background : Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the appropriate approach to guide healthcare personnel in their clinical practice. Despite the importance of EBP, undergraduate nursing students are not very much engaged and have a lack of knowledge and skills. Aim : The aim of this study was to gather, assess and synthesize evidence on educational interventions promoting evidence-based practice competencies in traditional undergraduate nursing students. Methods : This is a scoping review on sixteen English and non-English databases. A data extraction form was established including authors, year of publication, country, types of participant, specific objectives, study design, educational intervention, comparison if existed, and outcomes of significance. Results : The search strategy retrieved 8901 records in total. After screening for duplicates and eligibility, 20 articles were included in the qualitative synthesis. Improvement in EBP domains such as knowledge, skills, attitudes/behaviours, EBP beliefs, use, practice, level of evidence, critical thinking and future use of EBP were mentioned and assessed in different studies. Conclusions : EBP training can improve nursing students’ capacity in healthcare provision. Teaching EBP competencies along undergraduate nursing curricula should be a high priority at nursing programmes. The use of innovative approaches seems to be more effective than traditional ways. Education of EBP increases its future use and critical thinking and EBP programs improve self-efficacy and the level of evidence utilization.

Keywords: evidence-based practice; evidence-based nursing; undergraduate students; nursing students; nursing education; teaching EBP (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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