Abstract: Objective: To explore the status quo, quality of evidence, methods and contents of evidence implementation in nursing field in China. Methods: Four Chinese electronic databases were searched using keywords related to evidence implementation. All the literature was selected based on inclusion criteria and analyzed following a framework of Scoping Review proposed by Arksey and O’Malley. Results: A total of 152 articles were included. 95.4% of articles were published after 2015, 92.1% were published in journals related to nursing, 27.0% provided systematic searching strategies, 43.3% assessed the methodological quality of included articles. Yet, 74.3% did not assess the clinical applicability of evidence. Symptom management was the most popular topic of evidence implementation, which was up to 39.5%. 87.5% of articles adopted pre- and post-test study design to evaluate the effects of evidence implementation. All the literature developed multi-interventions, including evidence-based (42.1%) and barriers-based interventions (57.9%). 73.7% adopted multi-indicators for outcome evaluation while only 7.2% advocated for the continued evidence implementation. Conclusion: The amount of studies related to evidence implementation in nursing field in China has been increasing in recent years. However, quality of evidence and study methods of evidence implementation should be strengthened. It is recommended that strategies should be taken to promote continued evidence implementation.

Key words: Knowledge translation; evidence implementation; clinical nursing practice; Scoping Review