Barriers and enablers to nurses' use of harm prevention strategies for older patients in hospital: a cross-sectional survey.
Redley B, Taylor N, Hutchinson A. Barriers and enablers to nurses' use of harm prevention strategies for older patients in hospital: a cross‐sectional survey. J Adv Nurs. 2022;78(11):3710-3720. doi:10.1111/jan.15269.
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.