Evidence-Based Practice and its Associated Factors among point-ofcare Nurses Working at the University of Gondar and Tibebe Gion Teaching Specialized Hospitals, Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia, 2020

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Abstract Background: Evidence-based Practice is the application of the best scientific evidence for clinical decision making in professional patient care. Most of the time, Nursing care practice in Ethiopia is based on experience, tradition, intuition, common sense, and untested theories. However, EBP among nurse professionals has not yet been studied in Ethiopia. Objective: This study aimed to examine the Evidence-Based Practice and its associated factors among point-of-care Nurses working at the Teaching Specialized Hospitals of Northwest Ethiopia, 2020. Methods and materials: An institutional-based cross-sectional study design mixed with quantitative and qualitative was conducted from February 30 to Apr 20 / 2020. Simple random sampling was deployed to select 507 nurses. Data was collected using a pretested, structured, and self-administered questionnaire and in-depth interview guide. The data were entered into Epi data version 4.6.and exported to SPSS version 20 for analysis. The binary logistic regression analysis method was used to determine the factors associated with evidence-based practice. An AOR with 95% CI was used to measure the strength of association between the variables. Variables with P-value less 0.05 at 95% Cl were considered as statistically significant predictors of EBP. Result: A total of 530 questionnaires were distributed & 507 questionnaires completed with a response rate of 95.7%. From the total, 239 viii attitude, having admin support for EBP, and the use of preferred available information sources. Incorporating EBP in each educational curriculum, improving the infrastructure of the working area, offering admin support more on EBP, & accessing evidence & search techniques training could improve EBP. Keywords: Evidence-Based Practice, Nursing Practice, Ethiopia