Background Evidence‐based practice (EBP) is both a goal and an approach that requires a combination of clinical experience with the most credible recent research evidence when making decisions in healthcare practice. The approach has been widely embraced; however, an evidence‐to‐practice gap still exists. Aim To assess barriers to EBP among nurses in low‐ and middle‐income countries. Methods This review conforms to the PRISMA statement. Databases PubMed, Scopus, EMBASE, and Web of Science/Knowledge were searched using a combination of keywords that included “barriers,” “evidence‐based practice,” and “nurses.” The references of the selected articles were also hand‐searched to obtain additional relevant articles. Studies published in peer‐reviewed journals in English between 2000 and 2018 were included in the review. Results Sixteen articles were included in the analysis, with a total number of 8,409 participants. Both qualitative and quantitative studies were included in the review. Three main themes emerged from eight categories found. The three main themes were institutional‐related barriers, interdisciplinary barriers, and nurse‐related barriers. The theme of institutional‐related barriers emerged from four categories, which included scant resources, limited access to information, inadequate staffing, and lack of institutional support. The theme of interdisciplinary barriers emerged from subcategories that included lack of communication between academic and clinical practice environments, inconsistency between education and practice in the nursing discipline, lack of teamwork, and the public's negative image about the nursing profession. Finally, the theme of nurse‐related barriers emerged from categories including perceived limitations in the scope of nurses’ practice, time, knowledge of EBP, and individual‐related barriers. Linking Evidence to Action These findings may guide the design of future interventions aimed at fostering EBP. Implementing EBP in practice should be systematic and requires institutional will and interdisciplinary and individual commitment. It should be a collective goal and a win‐win situation for nurses, clinicians, and healthcare organizations.

The benefits of adherence to optimal infant and young child Background: feeding (IYCF) to both the mothers and their infants below two years are well documented. However, compliance to optimal IYCF practices has been noted to vary in different settings. This study sought to establish factors influencing mothers' adherence to optimal infant and young child feeding practices for babies below two years in Mpigi town council-Mpigi District.The study was a cross-sectional study carried out among 264 Methods: mothers of babies between six months to two years of age attending postnatal care units of health facilities in Mpigi town council, Uganda: Mpigi Health Center (HC) IV and Kyaali HC III. Purposive sampling method was used to select the health centers while simple random sampling was then used to select the sample from the selected centers. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Data entry and analysis was performed using SPSS version 16. 264 participants were invited to participate in the study, 100% of these Results: fully completed the survey. The majority of the mothers were aged 20 to 34 years (80.3%). After scoring each participant using the four characteristics which included: initiation of breastfeeding within the first hour following birth, exclusive breastfeeding up to 6 months followed by continued breastfeeding with appropriate complementary foods upto 2 years and beyond, the majority of the participants were adherent (79.6%) to IYCF practices while 20.4% were non adherent to IYCF practices.A good estimate of adherence to optimal IYCF practices was Conclusion: revealed in this study. Sustaining well-established policies to support IYCF programmes is recommended to maintain optimal IYCF practices.