Assessment of Barriers to implement Nursing Processes Mayouf Tameem Thamir1, Al-Qader Ahmed Zuhair Abd1, Ali Mohammed Tariq1 1College of Nursing, Mosul University, Mosul, Iraq Online published on 13 November, 2019. Abstract Background and Aim Nursing process is a global concept because (it represents the corner stone) and the focus of nursing fundamentals, which make nursing activities coordinated and planned. However, nursing processes are not activated in our health agencies, although nurses have a good knowledge about nursing processes. Therefore, this study aims at assessing the obstacles that prevent the implementation of nursing processes in hospitals in the city of Mosul. Materials and Method A descriptive design was used from 10 of December 2017 until the 27 March 2018, the study samples were 313 nurses working at different medical wards. To collect data, structured self-administered questionnaire was used, data were done by SPSS Version 24 software to identify factors in multivariate bivariate analysis. Results The majority of nurses had no prior implementation of nursing processes in clinical setting, about half of samples agreed that lack of cooperation between the nurses can be an obstacle to implement nursing processes, most nurses responded that there is no policy to implement nursing processes. In addition, there are no format, equipment and motivation to apply it. Conclusion Females are more than males in the study. Most samples agreed that lack of knowledge about the nursing process may be a hindrance to the nursing process as well as a lack of motivation to use it. About half of nurses had poor knowledge regarding nursing process. The study recommends increasing workshops and trainings for nursing process among practicing nurses through continuous nursing education and mentorship units. Top Keywords Assessment, Barriers, Nursing and Process. Top |