‘Nursing research culture’ in the context of clinical nursing practice: addressing a conceptual problem

AbstractAimTo report an analysis of the concept of nursing research culture in the context of clinical nursing practice.BackgroundNursing research culture should be valued for its contribution to improving patient care and should be considered as a routine hospital activity. However, the demand for efficiency, nurses’ barriers to research use and the lack of definition of the concept of nursing research culture make it difficult to establish.DesignConcept analysis.Data sourcesData were collected through a literature review in PubMed, CINAHL and PsycINFO during March 2016.MethodsWalker and Avant's eight‐step framework for concept analysis.ResultsFive defining attributes of nursing research culture in the context of clinical nursing practice were identified: strong monodisciplinary nursing professionalism, academic thinking and socialization, research use as a part of daily nursing practice, acceptance by colleagues and management and facilitation of resources from management and organization.ConclusionAlthough the method of concept analysis has been criticized and heavily debated, the development of nursing research cultures based on the defining attributes and antecedents of the co