Attitudes and Perceived Barriers of Nurses Working in The Intensive Care Unit Towards Evidence-Based Nursing

Aim; Evidence-based nursing is the main point of high-quality care in the intensive care unit. Studies analyzing evidence-based nursing practices and barriers are also integral to quality improvement to support evidence-based care. This study aimed to determine the relationship between the attitudes of nurses working in an intensive care unit towards evidence-based nursing and their perceived barriers. Method; This descriptive and relationship study sample consisted of 129 nurses working in intensive care units of a city hospital. The data were collected with the "Nurse Information Form," "Attitude Towards Evidence-Based Nursing Scale," and "Barriers Scale". Data analysis was performed using the SPSS 27.0 program. Data were evaluated at p