Research utilization is vital to promote evidence-based practice in the critical care area, where nursing practice continues to grow in complexity and nurses have greater responsibility and accountability for patient care. However, information about research activities and barriers to research utilization of critical care nurses is limited.
College of Nursing, Nursing Policy Research Institute, Yonsei University, 134 Shinchon-Dong, Seodaemun-Gu, Seoul 120-752, Republic of Korea. euigeum@yuhs.ac