Research utilization (RU) is a process of "transforming research knowledge into practice," with knowledge referring to both conducting and analyzing research. 1 It enables nurses to improve patient care by informing practice on interventions that may no longer be useful. [2][3][4] Despite the clinical and practical importance of research, studies have indicated that nurses seldom use it to guide practice. Instead, they rely on personal experience, peer support, and trial and error. 5,6 This may be attributed to several organizational, educational, and individual barriers, as well as a lack of facilitators enabling RU. 7 Increased knowledge regarding the barriers to and facilitators of RU may inform organizational implementation strategies and improve nursing care. This article examines an international review of these barriers and facilitators and discusses the impact of RU on nurses across different geographic, cultural, and clinical backgrounds.
MethodsAn integrative review and search of the literature was conducted using platforms such as PubMed, CINAHL, ERIC, Ingenta Connect, and Science Direct. The researchers used search phrases such as "nurses' barriers to RU," "nurses' facilitators to RU," and "facilitators and barriers to RU in nursing." An initial search yielded 6,738 results across all databases. The inclusion criteria were characterized as studies related to nursing barriers and facilitators to RU that were published: • between