Original Article Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2019 EJHC Vol.10 No.2 1 EJHC Facilitators and Barriers for Research Utilization among Bachelor Nurses Elham Shawky Abed El Maksod, Samah Faisal Fakhry, Nema Fathy Saad Nursing Administration department, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University Abstract Research utilization refers to the use of some aspect of a study in an application unrelated to the original research. Aim: was to investigate the facilitators and barriers for research utilization among bachelor nurses. Methods: A descriptive study design was conducted at Ain Shams University hospitals. The subjects: All bachelor nurses (105). Tool: A self-administered questionnaire including a scale for the facilitators and barriers to use research in practice was used in data collection. Results: Enhancing managerial support was the greatest facilitator for research utilization. The setting-related barriers were the top greatest barriers for research utilization. Conclusion: Research utilization has not been widely implemented yet in Ain Shams University Hospitals. Enhancing managerial support was the greatest facilitator for research utilization. The setting-related barriers were the top greatest barriers for research utilization. Recommendations: Small libraries containing recent research articles should be established in each unit, and electronic databases should be available for all the nurses at least in each unit or department. Key words: Barriers, Evidence-based practice, Facilitators, Research utilization. Introduction Scientific research that either refines the current knowledge or results in new information is regarded as the main component of nursing practice. However, the process of incorporating good-quality research findings into nursing practice is not straightforward. This drawback resulted in initiation of terms of research utilization and evidence-based nursing into the world of professional nursing care during research development (Holloway, 2017). Research utilization continuously express concern about whether nurses use the best available research evidence to guide their clinical practice (Heydari, 2014). Evidence-based practice (EBP) and research utilization (RU), are interrelated concepts that pertain to the identification, utilization and application of knowledge from research sources to clinical practice. EBP has been defined as “the integration of clinical expertise, patient values, and the best research evidence into the decision making process for patient care” (Andrews et al., 2015). RU is a sub-set of EBP, which refers to “that process by which specific research-based knowledge is implemented in practice” (Peters et al., 2015). The International Council of Nurses (ICN) at the occasion of the 100th