ABSTRACT
Challenging these barriers has resulted in different initiatives such as national and international conferences, journals, books, teaching programmes and centres. These activities often share a positive but largely uncritical approach, stating directly or indirectly that EBN is something we must have, and that it is something we must have now. While the interest among nurses in nursing practice, in education and in research – nationally and internationally – has increased, at the same time many nurses do not embrace EBN with enthusiasm, probably because it appears to hold such limited relevance for their everyday practice needs (Blomfield and Hardy 2000: 123).
