Evidence-based practice is an important approach to provide the best quality care to patients and their families. When defining evidence-based practice in nursing, it is important to distinguish between research utilization, evidence-based practice and research conduct. Research utilization is defined as “the use of research knowledge, often based on a single study in clinical practice.” Although the term “research utilization” often is used interchangeably with evidence-based practice, research utilization is but a part of evidence-based practice.

Keywords: Evidence based practice; Research utilization.