TY - JOUR
T1 - Engaging advanced practice nurses in evidence-based practice
T2 - An e-mentoring program
AU - Hooge, Nicolette
AU - Allen, Deborah Hutch
AU - McKenzie, Rebecca
AU - Pandian, Vinciya
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank Joan Cahill, Dr. Lynn McGugan, Beverly Murphy, Dr. Marilyn Oermann, Dr. Mariah Prince, and Dr. Staci Reynolds for supporting the program as EBP mentors. We also thank Dr. Elaine Stashinko for her advisement on the ethical aspects of the project; Stella Seal, informationist, for her support with the review of literature, and Dr. Ginger Hanson for her biostatistical support.
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PY - 2022/6
Y1 - 2022/6
N2 - Background: Mentoring is highly valued in the nursing profession and essential to building an evidence-based practice (EBP) culture. However, many organizations have a limited number of EBP mentors, who have limited non-clinical time to engage in mentoring. Aims: This project aimed to test whether an e-mentoring approach to nursing inquiry could enhance EBP beliefs (EBPB), increase EBP Implementation (EBPI), and improve Organizational Culture and Readiness for System-Wide Implementation of EBP (OCRSIEP). Methods: A pre-experimental pilot intervention project was implemented utilizing a pretest-posttest design with Advanced Practice Registered Nurses’ (APRNs) in clinical practice. The OCRSIEP, EBPB, and EBPI scales were used to measure organizational readiness for EBP implementation, individual beliefs regarding the value of EBP, and the extent to which nurses integrate scientific evidence into their clinical practice, respectively. The Wilcoxon-Signed Rank test was used to analyze the difference between pretest and posttest scores of an EBP E-mentoring program. A post-hoc analysis was performed to calculate effect sizes. [Correction added on 13 May 2022, after first online publication: The Methods section was revised to add additional details.]. Results: Eleven APRNs completed the pretest and posttest surveys. When comparing the pre-and post-intervention scores, the median EBPB scores increased from 61 (IQR: 56–69) to 70 (IQR: 64–73), median EBPI scores increased from 13 (IQR: 7–33) to 20 (IQR: 13–31), and median OCRSIEP scores increased from 88 (IQR: 73–97) to 99 (IQR: 90–113). Linking Evidence to Action: A 12-week Nurse Inquiry E-mentoring Program can leverage the small number of EBP mentors in an organization to improve EBPB. A program lasting longer in duration may also significantly improve EBPI and OCRSIEP scores. By utilizing technology and leveraging economies of scale, exponentially more nurses can be mentored to create and enhance an EBP culture.
AB - Background: Mentoring is highly valued in the nursing profession and essential to building an evidence-based practice (EBP) culture. However, many organizations have a limited number of EBP mentors, who have limited non-clinical time to engage in mentoring. Aims: This project aimed to test whether an e-mentoring approach to nursing inquiry could enhance EBP beliefs (EBPB), increase EBP Implementation (EBPI), and improve Organizational Culture and Readiness for System-Wide Implementation of EBP (OCRSIEP). Methods: A pre-experimental pilot intervention project was implemented utilizing a pretest-posttest design with Advanced Practice Registered Nurses’ (APRNs) in clinical practice. The OCRSIEP, EBPB, and EBPI scales were used to measure organizational readiness for EBP implementation, individual beliefs regarding the value of EBP, and the extent to which nurses integrate scientific evidence into their clinical practice, respectively. The Wilcoxon-Signed Rank test was used to analyze the difference between pretest and posttest scores of an EBP E-mentoring program. A post-hoc analysis was performed to calculate effect sizes. [Correction added on 13 May 2022, after first online publication: The Methods section was revised to add additional details.]. Results: Eleven APRNs completed the pretest and posttest surveys. When comparing the pre-and post-intervention scores, the median EBPB scores increased from 61 (IQR: 56–69) to 70 (IQR: 64–73), median EBPI scores increased from 13 (IQR: 7–33) to 20 (IQR: 13–31), and median OCRSIEP scores increased from 88 (IQR: 73–97) to 99 (IQR: 90–113). Linking Evidence to Action: A 12-week Nurse Inquiry E-mentoring Program can leverage the small number of EBP mentors in an organization to improve EBPB. A program lasting longer in duration may also significantly improve EBPI and OCRSIEP scores. By utilizing technology and leveraging economies of scale, exponentially more nurses can be mentored to create and enhance an EBP culture.
KW - advanced practice nursing
KW - clinical inquiry
KW - e-mentoring
KW - evidence-based practice
KW - mentor
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U2 - 10.1111/wvn.12565
DO - 10.1111/wvn.12565
M3 - Article
C2 - 35174950
AN - SCOPUS:85124764352
SN - 1545-102X
VL - 19
SP - 235
EP - 244
JO - Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing
JF - Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing
IS - 3
ER -