Journal of Professional Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 7-13 , January 2008

Nurse Practitioner Educators' Perceived Knowledge, Beliefs, and Teaching Strategies Regarding Evidence-Based Practice: Implications for Accelerating the Integration of Evidence-Based Practice Into Graduate Programs

  • Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP/NPP, FAAN, FNAP

      Affiliations

    • Dean and Distinguished Foundation Professor in Nursing, Arizona State University College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation, Phoenix, AZ
    • Associate Editor, Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing
    • Past President, Association of Faculties of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Dr. Melnyk: Dean and Distinguished Foundation Professor in Nursing, Arizona State University College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation, Phoenix, AZ 85004.
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  • Ellen Fineout-Overholt, PhD, RN, FNAP

      Affiliations

    • Director, Center for the Advancement of Evidence-Based Practice, Arizona State University College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation, Phoenix, AZ
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  • Nancy Fischbeck Feinstein, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, University of Rochester School of Nursing, Rochester, NY
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  • Lois S. Sadler, PhD, APRN-BC PNP

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Yale University School of Nursing, New Haven, CT
    • Chair, Research/EBP Committee, Association of Faculties of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
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  • Carol Green-Hernandez, PhD, FNS, FNP-BC

      Affiliations

    • Primary Care, Veterans' Administration Outreach Clinic, Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester, VT

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 This survey was conducted as part of a collaborative initiative among the Association of Faculties of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (AFPNP), the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties, and the Center for the Advancement of Evidence-Based Practice at Arizona State University College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation.

PII: S8755-7223(07)00145-7

doi: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2007.06.023

Journal of Professional Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 7-13 , January 2008