Barriers and enablers to nurses' use of harm prevention strategies for older patients in hospital: a cross-sectional survey.

Bernice Redley; Natalie Taylor; Alison Hutchinson

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Barriers and enablers to nurses' use of harm prevention strategies for older patients in hospital: a cross-sectional survey.

May 11, 2022

Redley B, Taylor N, Hutchinson A. J Adv Nurs. 2022;78(11):3710-3720.

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Nurses play a critical role in reducing preventable harm among inpatients. This cross-sectional survey of nurses working in general medicine wards identified both enabling factors (behavioral regulation, perceived capabilities, and environmental context/resources) and barriers (intentions, perceived consequences, optimism, and professional role) to implementing comprehensive harm prevention programs for older adult inpatients.

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