Evidence-Based Practice: Nurses’ Knowledge and Implementation in the Prevention of Pressure Sore Amongst Debilitating Patients in Selected Government Hospitals, Delta State

Evidence-Based Practice: Nurses’ knowledge and implementation; in the prevention of Pressure sore amongst debilitating patients was carried out selected Government Hospitals Delta State. The research method for study a correlational survey design. A simple random sampling used to select 250 respondents. Permission collect data sought from Ethical Committee Hospital Management Board collection instrument self-developed structured questionnaire that validated before use. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, test statistic hypotheses Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient at 95% CI (i.e., 0.05 significance level). results demonstrated 54.4% had EBP, 19.6% nurses employed EBP prevent pressure while best practice. There exists significant relationship between nurses’ level (r=0.338, df-248, p<0.05). implementation strategy (r=0.258, This revealed majority EBP. However, there is still wide gap as 38.8% indicated opinion, expertise, intuition are sufficient preventing patients. Nurses use nursing models. Models not only increase patient’s satisfaction quality care but also offer useful set frameworks guide education practice failure translate evidence into hinders adequate likely have skin breakdown. Keywords: Evidence-based practice, Implementation, Nurse’s knowledge, sore, Prevention.