Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes Required by Students to Apply Good Practice Based on Evidence

Abstract

Objective: to identify the Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes necessary for an Evidence-Based Practice of Excellence.    Method: This research was conducted following the principles of an integrative literature review. Data collection was carried out based on the selection of scientific articles published on the platforms of the Virtual Health Library and the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes Health, including full text articles, in Portuguese, English and Spanish, being published in the last 10 years, the Health Sciences Descriptors "Evidence-Based Practice" being “students” and “health”, which were crossed with the Boolean operator AND. Finally, I selected 15 surveys.   Results/Discussion: The majority of studies presented were produced in 2021 (33%; n = 5) and the language was predominantly English (73%; n = 11). Furthermore, competencies are agreed, namely knowledge, skills and attitudes involved in the EBP development process. The main knowledge is mastering the stages of scientific investigation, critically interpreting literature, basic use of information technology and applying the knowledge acquired in cases individual. When referring to skills, it is necessary to take into cultural consideration the environment in which this practice is being carried out, in addition to the ability to communicate in other languages and computer skills. The most important attitudes include the student's particular interest in participating and improving in the scientific field, in addition to applying evidence.   Conclusion: The identification of the skills necessary to apply EBP is necessary to guarantee a solid foundation before carrying out such practice in the community, which will guarantee better health for the population in the long term, in addition to promoting technical and practical improvement for students and professionals who produce them.