Background: Recently health care professionals have diverse levels of
evidence-based practice knowledge and skills, liable on their education,
experience, and own interest. However, providing an organization of baseline
information on EBP permits nurses educational and incorporation evidence into
daily practice which become a must for developmental care of mother and their
neonates. Aim: Study aimed to evaluate evidence-based practice intervention
effectiveness for nurses on integrative developmental care of mothers and their
neonates in rural health settings Subject and Methods: A quasi-experimental
prospective with pre- post-test, and comparative research design was used, study
setting was in 1-Health Insurance Hospital affiliated to the General Insurance
Sector, 2- Fayoum General Hospital affiliated to Ministry of Health belong to
Fayoum governorate, Egypt. A non-probability convenience sampling technique
was used with a total number of (90n). Results: The study results showed that, a
highly significant difference (P <0.001) related to EBP developing nurses' skills
in both hospitals, a highly statistically significance difference (P= <0.001) in
both hospitals related to nurses satisfactory knowledge pre and post intervention
regarding integrative developmental care of mothers and their neonates, also a
highly statistically significance difference (P= <0.001)\ related to nurses‟
performance (pre and post intervention) regarding integrative developmental
care (IDC) of neonates in both hospitals were found. Conclusion: The present
study had accepted the research hypothesis by evidence that, EBP intervention
program on IDC of mothers and their neonates had positive effect on nurses and
improve their knowledge and practices in rural health settings. Also, a high
significant difference related to developing nurses' skills and their age,
education, experience, position, and Attending relevant work shop.
Recommendation: It is recommended that, EBP training program should be
implemented to all managerial categories to get their commitment for improve
practices, and staff nurses educate about developmental care should be
conducted.