Evidence‐Based Nursing in Asia: Enter the Tiger

Asia‐Pacific nursing scholarship development: qualitative exploration of nurse scholars in Taiwan (Republic of China)

“…This seems a natural progression. Thompson (2004) indicated that there is certainly willingness and enthusiasm in Asian nurses to contribute to evidence‐based nursing, even though research capacity and funding are limited, as described by other Taiwan scholars (Kim & Kim 2003, Shih 2007).…”

Growing together: a qualitative study of leading nurse scholars in Thailand

“…Today, many Asia‐Pacific nurses struggle to achieve the level of scholarship found in more affluent Western countries; sometimes because of dire poverty, a lack of resources (Thompson 2004; Turale et al. 2009a) or poor access to higher degrees.…”

Nursing scholarship in Japan: Development, facilitators, and barriers

“…The involvement of nurse scholars in growing and disseminating nursing knowledge has expanded tremendously over the last few decades, varying between countries, most notably and earliest in the USA. By comparison to some Western countries, nursing scholarship has lagged in the Asia‐Pacific region, but there is tangible evidence of rising scholarship over the last 10 years, as Asian nurses begin to embrace the evidence‐based movement to improve practice (Thompson, 2004). Little is known, however, about the state of nursing scholarship across the Asia‐Pacific region; therefore, a unique 3 year international study has begun in an attempt to capture a snapshot of the contemporary developments in nursing research and education in eight countries, interviewing nursing scholars to determine the facilitators of, barriers to, and developments in nursing scholarship in their country.…”

“…There is increasing recognition of the need for Asian nurses to learn from one another and to share their ideas across borders (Thompson, 2004; Arthur, 2007). Currently, sharing nursing knowledge and enhancing development in the Asia‐Pacific region takes place at many levels, including: the 11 year old East Asian Forum of Nursing Scholars; the International Network for Doctoral Education in Nursing; the Joanna Briggs Institute Collaborating Centres, established in five countries (Joanna Briggs Institute, 2008); the World Health Organization Collaborating Centres in Nursing and Midwifery in nine countries (WHO, 2008); and a number of other nursing research centers of excellence.…”

“…, 2008), Australia, and New Zealand. However, despite some emerging economic giants in the region, scholarship is limited by the available resources, particularly in developing countries (Thompson, 2004).…”