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The implementation of evidence-based practice among Vietnamese nurses is hindered by a task-centered compliance culture, reliance on experiential learning over scientific evidence, and structural constraints such as rigid hierarchies and insurance policies. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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Investigate workplace culture, shared values, and contextual factors influencing evidence-based practice implementation among nurses in a tertiary hospital setting.

August 30, 2026Belitung Nursing JournalOpen Access

Strengthening evidence-based practice culture in nursing: An ethnographic study in the central highlands of Vietnam

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DNDang Vuong Nguyen AJApinya JumpamoolKhon Kaen University

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Ethnographic study reveals cultural and systemic barriers to evidence-based practice in hospital nurses, highlighting the need for educational and institutional policy reforms.

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Investigate workplace culture, shared values, and contextual factors influencing evidence-based practice implementation among nurses in a tertiary hospital setting.
Conducted a focused ethnographic study over 14 months (late May 2024 to early July 2025) using participant observation and in-depth qualitative interviews.
Enrolled 30 registered nurses across intensive care, emergency, neurological, internal medicine, and geriatric units in a Vietnamese tertiary hospital.
Analyzed qualitative observational and interview data using ethnographic analytic principles to extract recurring cultural themes.
Identified five core themes: experiential learning with minimal research involvement, task-centered practice, compliance culture, developing professional identity, and conceptual misconceptions regarding evidence-based practice.
Nurses prioritized peer habits and personal routine over systematic scientific evidence, driven by rigid professional hierarchies and restrictive health insurance policies.

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Nguyen et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a93f02f6c1a8fb52e79c3df https://doi.org/10.33546/bnj.4567

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Ethnographic study reveals cultural and systemic barriers to evidence-based practice in hospital nurses, highlighting the need for educational and institutional policy reforms.

Strengthening evidence-based practice culture in nursing: An ethnographic study in the central highlands of Vietnam

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