The Influence of Nurses Personal Characteristics and Attitudes Towards Evidence‐Based Nursing on Caring Behaviours: A Multiple Regression Analysis

OpenAlex İngilizce

PURPOSE: This study aimed to determine the influence of nurses' personal characteristics and attitudes towards evidence-based nursing on caring behaviours in surgical clinics. DESIGN: Descriptive and regressional study. METHOD: The study was conducted with 380 nurses working in surgical clinics using a descriptive regression design. Data were collected using a descriptive characteristics form, the Caring Behaviours Inventory-24 (CBI-24), and the Evidence-Based Nursing Attitude Questionnaire (EBNAQ). Descriptive statistical methods were used to analyse the data, and the Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal-Wallis test were used for group comparisons. The correlational relationship between the scales was assessed using Pearson correlation analysis. Stepwise multiple linear regression analysis was used to assess the factors influencing all sub-dimensions of the nurses' caring behaviour scale. FINDINGS: Working as an intensive care nurse was found to positively influence caring behaviour, while having a high school qualification was found to negatively influence it. Sub-dimensions of beliefs and expectations about, and feelings towards, evidence-based care were also found to be associated with caring behaviour. CONCLUSION: Surgical nurses' caring behaviours are related to their attitudes towards evidence-based practice.