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BARRIERS TO THE USE OF NURSING PROCESS IN PATIENT CARE AMONG NURSES

Dear Sir or Madam, please take a few minutes of your time to complete the following questionnaire.

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SECTION A: Demographic Characteristics Please tick (✓) the appropriate response: Age: Below 30 years 30 years – 40 years Above 40 years Gender: Male Female Marital Status: Single Married Divorced/separated Widowed Educational Qualification: RN RN/RM BnSc. Nursing Post-Graduate Years of Nursing Experience: Less than 5 years 5–10 years 11–15 years Above 15 years

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SECTION B: Extent of Implementation of the Nursing Process Instruction: Please click the option that best describes your level of agreement. Scale: 4 = Strongly Agree 3 = Agree 2 = Disagree 1 = Strongly Disagree 1. All the steps of the nursing process in patient care are applied 2. Nursing diagnoses for my patients are regularly formulated for patients 3. Nursing interventions are planned based on identified patient needs 4. Patient outcomes are evaluated after implementing care 5. Each stage of the nursing process in the patient’s chart are documented 6. The nursing process is consistently used in every unit 7. Nursing process guides nurses on decision-making in patient care

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1. Lack of adequate staffing affects the implementation of the nursing process. 2. Insufficient time due to workload hinders its usage. 3. There is inadequate provision of documentation tools (e.g., care plans, forms). 4. The hospital does not provide ongoing in-service training on the nursing process. 5. There is little or no supervision or monitoring of the nursing process use. 6. Lack of managerial support discourages its application. 7. Nurses are not given enough autonomy to apply the nursing process

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1. Inadequate knowledge of the nursing process hinders its proper application 2. Lack of confidence in developing nursing diagnoses limits its use in care planning 3. The documentation process is considered too time-consuming by nurses 4. Steps in the nursing process are sometimes skipped during patient care 5. Lack of motivation hinders the consistent use of the nursing process 6. Perceived irrelevance of the nursing process affects its routine practice

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