Table 3 Percentages who agree or strongly agree with the individual statements and subscales in the EBP Belief Scale among 185 nurses

A) Beliefs related to knowledge:

2. I am clear about the steps of EBP (36.2%).

3. I am sure that I can implement EBP (34.0%).

10. I am sure about how to measure the outcomes of clinical care (13.5%).

14. I know how to implement EBP sufficiently enough to make practice changes (12.0%).

15. I am confident about my ability to implement EBP where I work (23.0%).

B) Beliefs related to the value of EBP:

1. I believe that EBP results in the best clinical care for patients (77.8%).

4. I believe that critically appraising evidence is an important step in the EBP process (79.0%).

5. I am sure that evidence-based guidelines can improve clinical care (86.0%).

9. I am sure that implementing EBP will improve the care that I deliver to my patients (72.0%).

16. I believe the care that I deliver is evidence-based (44.3%).

C) Beliefs related to resources:

6. I believe that I can search for the best evidence to answer clinical questions in a time-efficient way (31.3%).

7. I believe that I can overcome barriers to implementing EBP (62.2%).

8. I am sure that I can implement EBP in a time-efficient way (24.3%).

12. I am sure that I can access the best resources in order to implement EBP (17.0%).

D) Beliefs to difficulty and time

11. I believe that EBP takes too much time. (reverse scored) (18.9%).

13. I believe EBP is difficult (reverse scored) (17.3%).