Research conducted by nurses on patient problems of concern contributes to the development of evidence based nursing practice (EBP). Making EBP a sustained reality is a major endeavor that is vital to the profession of nursing. This relates, among other factors, to a lack of sufficient research especially by Advance Practice Nurses (APN) and may be traced back to the lack of opportunity and education on how to retrieve relevant and current scientific data. The nature of EBP, its relevance to nursing, and the skills needed to support it should be required components of the curricula of the APN and should be introduced early in the program so as to encourage self-directed learners and competent patient outcome researchers. The purpose of this project is to describe the level of nurse practitioner student knowledge regarding EBP before and after an EBP teaching intervention. This study seeks to answer the following research questions: According to the literature, what is the current level of nursing knowledge regarding EBP? What is the level of nurse practitioner student knowledge regarding EBP before and after an EBP teaching intervention?
