Nurses’ Perceptions of Barriers and Facilitators to Implement EBP in the Maldives
Table 3
Facilitators to research use.
Theme
Frequency
Illustrative responses
Time
45
(i) Increasing availability of time (ii) Time to use research (iii) Allocating time period for research work (iv) Providing study leave/conference leave (v) Increasing time available for reviewing and implementing EBP
Organisational support
76
(i) Good communication is required between the senior management and clinicians (ii) Acknowledgement of the work (iii) Encouragement from senior management and other healthcare professionals (iv) “We need support and encouragement from the management” (v) Support from hospital management with regard to nurses conducting research projects (vi) Recognition and rewards (vii) Opportunity to enhance career (viii) Enhancing managerial support
Knowledge
22
(i) Providing training regarding research (ii) Establishing research clubs (iii) “At this stage nothing new is learned in the in-service classes—it needs to be challenging” (iv) Training nurses about research (v) Having the skills for searching literature (vi) Advance nurses knowledge
Access to literature
14
(i) Availability and access to recent literature (ii) Need broader access to online journals and databases
Resources
26
(i) Getting access research articles (ii) Availability of resources
Staffing and teamwork
15
(i) Require adequate staffing (ii) Develop clinical leaders with research skills to serve as role models
Awareness and creating a research culture
21
(i) “The public needs to be aware of what EBP is, otherwise they will demand to continue unnecessary investigations”
