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The purpose of the research is to determine the student nurses’ knowledge, attitude and behaviors towards evidence-based nursing practices. This cross-sectional descriptive research was conducted with 722 students studying in the nursing department of a faculty in the spring semester of the 2017-2018 academic year. The data were collected through the questionnaire form and the Scale of Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors of Students on Evidence-Based Nursing. The data were evaluated using descriptive statistical methods as well as student t test, one-way ANOVA, Kruskal-Wallis test and Pearson Correlation test. It was found that students received an average score of 22.14±4.78 from the knowledge sub-dimension of the scale, 24.10±5.80 from the attitude sub-dimension, 37.49±7.56 from the future use sub-dimension, and 16.69±5.86 from the implementation sub-dimension. It was determined that the mean scores of the students' ages and the class levels they studied and the knowledge, attitude and future use sub-dimensions of the scale showed statistically significant differences (p<0.05). It was determined that the students who took evidence-based nursing courses at the university, attended the training on this subject outside the university and stated that they needed evidence-based nursing knowledge in their professional practice had higher mean scores in the implementation sub-dimension of the scale (p<0.05). The research showed that the students' evidence-based practice knowledge, attitude, and future use score averages were good level and the practice score average was moderate level. It was determined that the age and class levels of the students were effective in the mean scores of knowledge, attitude, implementation and use in the future.

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