Nurses today work in a time when development increases rapidly and they are expected to keep up to date with the latest research. Meanwhile, the workload is heavy while cut downs and increased patient pressure pervades health care, resulting in knowledge development being set aside. How do recently graduated registered nurses cope with this situation after having gone through an education that is based on and focuses on research? What possibilities and conditions does the nurse have to increase her knowledge at her workplace? What approaches does she use, and are there possibilities to implement new knowledge at the workplace? The aim of this study was to enlighten if and how conditions for increasing ones knowledge are created for recently graduated registered nurses, what possibilities are given and how nurses increase their knowledge related to nursing. Semi structured interviews were conducted with six registered nurses at a hospital in southern Sweden. The results showed that nurses increase their knowledge during conversations with colleagues, lectures, courses and the use of Internet and literature. The main obstacles for knowledge development were lack of resources and difficulties in implementing the knowledge at the ward. Improved possibilities and increased support is needed in order to increase and implement nurses’ knowledge.