Design of the EBE-ST Questionnaire among Nursing Students: Multicenter Study from Eight Universities in Spain Alconero Camarero, Ana Rosa Gómez Urquiza, Jose Luis Nursing students Evidence-based nursing Evidence-based practices Nursing education research Validity and reliability Background: Twenty years after the degree in nursing was introduced in Spain, the subject of evidence-based nursing is still unstructured and unestablished in most faculties. Moreover, there are hardly any rigorous studies at a national level that evaluate the current state of this competence in our faculties. Understanding the starting point is essential for the curricular design to ensure that evidence-based practice is implemented among future professionals. Aim: To design and validate an evidence-based nursing competency questionnaire for fourth-year nursing students. Methods: A specific questionnaire was developed and validated (EBE-ST). A cross-sectional survey design with psychometric validation of an instrument. Participants were 304 senior year nursing students from eight universities in Spain (2020). Results: The EBE-ST questionnaire is composed of 33 items that determine eight factors. It presents adequate reliability and validity (alpha = 0.882), measuring knowledge, attitudes and the practical application of evidence-based practice. Conclusions: We have created an instrument with good psychometric properties to measure evidence-based practice competence among senior nursing students. The heterogeneity of knowledge regarding evidence-based nursing in our country suggests that further reflection is warranted on the incorporation of this topic during undergraduate training. We have designed and validated an evidence-based nursing competency questionnaire specific to nursing students. 2021-06-08T07:14:26Z 2021-06-08T07:14:26Z 2021 info:eu-repo/semantics/article Alconero-Camarero, A.R.; Sarabia-Cobo, C.; Antonín-Martin, M.; Borras-Santos, A.; Edo-Gual, M.; Gea-Caballero, V.; Gómez-Urquiza, J.L.; González-López, J.R.; Martínez-Momblán, M.A.; Meneses-Monroy, A.; et al. Design of the EBE-ST Questionnaire among Nursing Students: Multicenter Study from Eight Universities in Spain. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 6145. https://doi.org/10.3390/ ijerph18116145 http://hdl.handle.net/10481/69043 10.3390/ijerph18116145 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Atribución 3.0 España MDPI