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However, the integration of EBP into nursing in Vietnam is often lacking, presenting a significant challenge for both healthcare leaders and individual practitioners.\nObjectives: This qualitative study aimed to understand the workplace culture regarding EBP implementation among Vietnamese nurses, exploring the shared beliefs, values, and contextual factors that influence EBP within a tertiary hospital setting, with a particular focus on the Intensive Care Unit and other relevant departments.\nMethod: A focused ethnographic approach was employed. Data were collected over 14 months (from late May 2024 to early July 2025) through participant observation and in-depth interviews with 30 registered nurses from various units (Nursing Department, Intensive Care Unit, Emergency Room, Neurological Department, Internal Medicine Department, and Geriatrics Department). 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Structural constraints, including insurance policies and rigid hierarchies, further hindered EBP implementation.\nConclusion: The study recommends multi-level strategies that involve policy reform, hospital management support, and enhanced nursing education to foster an environment conducive to EBP, thereby improving nursing autonomy and the quality of patient care.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.33546\/bnj.4567","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,28]],"date-time":"2026-08-28T02:17:24Z","timestamp":1787883444000},"page":"472-484","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.33546\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Strengthening evidence-based practice culture in nursing: An ethnographic study in the central highlands of Vietnam"],"prefix":"10.33546","volume":"12","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9964-5842","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Dang Vuong","family":"Nguyen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3622-2038","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Apinya","family":"Jumpamool","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"19163","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"160953","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Afenigus, A. 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