EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING CARE AMONG SURGICAL NURSES

NCT07370558 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 2025-9/6
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 184
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Background: There is a limited number of studies in Turkey that jointly evaluate the evidence-based practice levels of nurses working in surgical units, the barriers they encounter in practice, and the facilitating factors that support practice. In particular, understanding the extent to which evidence-based nursing practice beliefs predict evidence-based care practice behaviors is important for designing in-house training programs, creating clinical guidelines, and developing in-service mentoring systems. Purpose: This research was conducted to reveal the levels of evidence-based nursing practice among nurses working in surgical units, identify barriers to implementation, and define factors that facilitate implementation. It is anticipated that the findings will guide clinical managers, education planners, and policy developers in creating evidence-based improvement strategies. Methodology: The research is a descriptive-cross-sectional study. The population consists of nurses working in the Surgical Clinics at Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine Hospital in Bursa, Turkey (N:350). The sample calculation for the study was performed using the known population sample method. The minimum number of individuals required in the sample was calculated using the Raosoft sample calculation tool, yielding a sample size (n) of 184 when a 5% margin of error and a 95% confidence interval were applied.

Conditions

Nurse's Role

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Evidence-Based Practice Usage Scale

  It includes 18 items, including creating a PICO (Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome) question about the applications, using evidence to change clinical practices, and sharing the collected data results with colleagues. A five-point frequency scale (ranging from 0 = '0 times' to 4 = '\>8 times') is used to indicate how often participants performed each item in the last eight weeks, with a total score ranging from 0 to 72. A higher score indicates greater use of evidence-based nursing care.

  6 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Research Usage Barriers Scale

  6 months

Study Arms (1)

Surgical nurses

Nurses working in surgical clinics and operating rooms

Other: Measuring evidence-based nursing knowledge and practice levels using a scale

Interventions

Measuring evidence-based nursing knowledge and practice levels using a scale OTHER

Turkish Ministry of Health Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine Hospital Nurses working in surgical clinics will be assessed using the Research Use Barriers Scale and the Evidence-Based Practice Usage Scale to determine their levels of evidence-based nursing practice, the barriers they encounter, and the facilitating factors.

Surgical nurses

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Nurses working in the Clinical Department (Surgical fields) at Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine Hospital, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Turkey

You may qualify if:

• Working as a Clinical Nurse (in surgical areas) at Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine Hospital, Ministry of Health, Republic of Turkey,
• Agreeing to participate in the study as a volunteer,
• Not having any visual, auditory, or psychological problems that would prevent them from completing the questionnaire and scales,
• Being a graduate of nursing school.

You may not qualify if:

• Not working as a nurse in the Clinical Department (surgical fields) at Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine Hospital, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Turkey,
• Not agreeing to participate in the research as a volunteer,
• Having any visual, auditory, or psychological problems that would prevent them from completing the questionnaire and scales,
• Not being a graduate of nursing school.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• AKİF BULUT: lead

Study Officials

• Yasemin Eda Tekin, Assit. Prof.

  Mudanya University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

AKİF BULUT, PhD

CONTACT

+905468722872; akifblt23@gmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Target Duration: 6 Months
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 17, 2026
• First Posted: January 27, 2026
• Study Start: March 1, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): March 1, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): March 1, 2027
• Last Updated: January 30, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share