EFFECT OF EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING TRAINING ON NURSING STUDENTS ABILITY IN EXECUTIVE SKILL OF NURSING PROCESS IN URMIA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, 2013

Nursing process is the important pivot of nursing, and it is an icon of the art
and science application in the prevention of disease and promotion and maintaining of health. The
ultimate goal of nursing services is improving the quality of patient care. One of the most important
ways to improve the quality of nursing care is using evidence-based nursing educations. This study
examines the impact of evidence-based nursing education in executive skill of nursing process among
nursing students.
Materials & Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted on 48 students of third semester
in the academic year of 2012-2013 in Urmia. Data sampling was available, and it was randomly
divided into two groups: control (24), and intervention (24). Students in the intervention group were
trained in evidence-based nursing .They were evaluated how to write a nursing process in control and
intervention groups by using a check list. The data was analyzed by using Chi2 , independent t test and
Mann Whitney methods of SPSS software.
Results: The results of this study showed that the students' skills in nursing process based on evidencebased nursing education were better than the control group students (P<0.001). Comparing the two
groups, the mean difference between the two groups in clinical performance after the intervention had
a significant difference (P<0.001).
Conclusion: Evidence-based nursing education improves the skills of the nursing process more than
traditional method due to the strengthening and developing of critical thinking and creativity.
Therefore it is recommended to use this method in clinical education