Table 1.
Participant Demographics
| Total (n = 20) | |
|---|---|
| Education and Employment | % (n) |
| Highest level of education in nursinga | |
| • RN diploma | 22.2 (4) |
| • Bachelor's degree | 11.1 (2) |
| • Master's degree | 38.9 (7) |
| • Doctorate (PhD) | 27.8 (5) |
| Current nurse employer | |
| • Hospital (acute care/complex continuing | |
| care/rehabilitation/cancer center) | 38.9 (7) |
| • Community (hospice/home care) | 22.2 (4) |
| • College/university | 38.9 (7) |
| • Provincial cancer center/agency | 11.1 (2) |
| Current nursing positiona | |
| • Advanced practice nurse, nurse practitioner, | |
| or clinical nurse specialist | 33.3 (6) |
| • Academic faculty or researcher | 22.2 (4) |
| • Clinical educator | 5.6 (1) |
| • Clinical practice guidelines coordinator | 5.6 (1) |
| • Nurse practitioner/clinical nurse | |
| specialist/faculty/middle manager | 5.6 (1) |
| • Clinical nurse specialist/faculty/researcher | 5.6 (1) |
| • Faculty/senior manager/staff nurse | 5.6 (1) |
| • Researcher/senior manager | 5.6 (1) |
| Years in nursing – mean (±standard deviation) | 26.9 (8.9) |
| EBP Development or Implementation | |
| Experience | % (n) |
| Experience in EBPb | |
| • Development | 88.9 (16) |
| • Implementation | 88.9 (16) |
| • Evaluation or monitoring | 66.7 (12) |
| Primary role(s) in EBPb | |
| • Project lead | 50.0 (9) |
| • Researcher | 38.9 (7) |
| • Development team | 33.3 (6) |
| • Implementation team | 33.3 (6) |
| • Professional practice | 33.3 (6) |
| EBP Development or Implementation | |
| Experience | % (n) |
| • Quality | 16.7 (3) |
| • Administrative director | 11.1 (2) |
| Estimate no. of years involved in EBP – mean (±standard deviation) | 10.1 (6.5) |
a
n ≠ 20 due to missing data.
b
n ≠ 20 as some participants had experience in more than one area of EBP or previously held more than one role in EBP.