Introduction: Research utilization is the link between research and clinical practice which promotes the quality of care. Research-based practice is the main criteria to demonstrate how nurses implement the findings of research and how provided healthcare is based on research findings. In spite of the increased outputs of research, research implementation hasn’t gone so fare compare to growing nursing research quantitatively. Now, it’s time to shift the nursing focus to empower the research implementation in care. The present study is a review article aimed at describing the strategies used in developing research based practice in nursing.

Method: The published articles and theses reports discussing research utilization and evidence-based practice in nursing during last decade were systematically searched. The review was carried out using the databases of ISI, CINAHL and MEDLINE which cover a wide range of journals and literature. The literature in Persian was searched in SID databases. 51 research studies regarding strategies in research based practice in nursing were chosen to be included in the study.

 Results: The results revealed the strategies recommended based on research implementation’ models and two main concepts of acceptance and preparation. Using these strategies could facilitate research utilization in nursing.

Conclusion: Successful research-based practice requires a suitable, supportive for creativity and motivating environment, having resources available and valuing persons’ performances. Accessing the valid research outcomes, having competency in conveying and utilizing the results in practice and a supportive context which creates creative atmosphere and research mind is demanded in implementing research-based practice in nursing.