Table 2.
Participants’ characteristics
| CNS eligible in this study | ||
|---|---|---|
| (n = 11) | ||
| Age | Mean (standard deviation) | 38.4(3.3) |
| Years of clinical experience | Mean (standard deviation) | 15.5 (3.5) |
| Academic background | Master’s degree | 11 (100%) |
| Certification of certified nurse specialists*1) | Yes | 11 (100%) |
| Year after being certified as a certified nurse specialist | Mean (SD) | 3.5 (2.9) |
| Organization | Hospitals | 9 (81.8%) |
| Visiting nursing station | 0 ( 0.0%) | |
| University | 0 ( 0.0%) | |
| Research Institute | 0 ( 0.0%) | |
| The others | 2 (18.2%) | |
| Job position*2 | Staff nurses | 8 (72.7%) |
| Chief nurses | 3 (27.2%) | |
| Specialized nurses | 2 (18.2%) | |
| Others | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Learning experience of EBP | Yes | 8 (72.7%) |
| Experience doing EBP | Yes | 8 (72.7%) |
| Participation in journal club per year | None or missing | 10 (91.1%) |
| One time | 0 (0.0%) | |
| 30 times | 1 (8.9%) | |
| More than 60 times | 0 (0.0%) |
EBP: evidence-based practice, CNS: certified nurse specialist, SD: standard deviation
*1) The CNSs’ specialties were cancer nursing, pediatric nursing, maternal nursing, chronic disease nursing, acute and critical care nursing, and infectious disease nursing
*2) Job positions were selected via multiple choice