Respondent Profile
The mean age of the respondents was 34 (Table 2). All were in full time employment, and the majority provided direct patient care in tertiary teaching hospitals or large district hospitals. Nurses were therefore working in environment where evidence-based practice
was emphasized.
All 146 nurses held a diploma in nursing or a certificate in nursing. Many nurses including those who had a certificate in nursing also held a higher degree. Otherwise, nurses had planned to pursue one (n=30, 20.5%). This observation suggested some forms of research
exposure in nurses' educational experience.