A culture of inquiry in health care reflects the shared expectations, goals, practices, and structures woven through exemplary practice and professionalism that support and advance clinical inquiry. A culture of inquiry also reflects individual and organizational curiosity about the best evidence and the autonomy to question and advance practice.1  Underpinning the advancement of a culture of clinical inquiry are beliefs and competencies. A growing body of evidence supports strategies to advance a culture of clinical inquiry. However, research demonstrates that although nurses at all organizational levels believe in the importance of evidence-based practice (EBP), they rate their EBP competency as low,2,3  and EBP implementation across organizations is also relatively low. This article, which draws on studies related to EBP competencies, describes several activities (along with their scientific foundation) that have been undertaken at the local and community levels to advance a culture of inquiry.

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