Research utilization in nursing: barriers and opportunities

This paper describes a recent study which investigated the research culture of 21 nurses, midwives and health visitors and their nine managers in three Trusts in England. Data were collected through in‐depth interviews and analysed using an adaptation of Colaizzi's framework. The results presented in this paper describe the opportunities for, and barriers to, research‐based practice within the three cultures. These findings emphasize the complexity of creating and sustaining a research culture within NHS Trusts.