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In the context of health, the term "evidence" is used to describe findings from scientific studies published in peer-reviewed academic journals. We sought to verify how Brazilian nurses have used evidence, as well as what are the main difficulties and facilitators for the use of scientific evidence by these professionals. For that, a cross-sectional survey was carried out. A total of 100 nurses participated, of which 7 were men and 93 were women, with an average age of 37.3 years; 81 had only undergraduate degrees, 14 had master's degrees and 5 had doctor's degrees. Nurses in this study opt mainly for consulting their co-workers when they have some doubt. Main difficulties for the use of evidence by the participating nurses are related to low remuneration and conditions of the work place. They understand as facilitators for the use of evidence: multiple forms of access to evidence; access to evidence that is valid for local context; education during graduation and continuing education. This study results bring contributions in the direction to think about initiatives so that health evidences are more widely used by Brazilian nurses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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