I	Nurse Related Barrier	No Extent (0)	A little Extent (1)	Moderate Extent (2)	Great Extent (3)	No Opinion (4)
1	The Nurse does not have time to read the research
2	The Nurse feels the benefits of changing Practice will be minimal.
3	The Nurse is uncertain whether to believe the results of the research.
4	The Nurse does not feel they have enough authority to change patient care procedures.
5	The Nurse sees research results are little benefit for self
6	The Nurse does not see the value of research for practice
7	The Nurse is unwilling to change/try new ideas in practice
8	The patient is not willing to accept the treatment or a procedure based on the quality research result
II	Research related barrier
9	Research Implications for Practice are not made clear.
10	Statistical analyses are not understandable.
11	The research is not relevant to the Nurse’s Practice.
12	The research has methodological inadequacies.
13	The relevant literature is not compiled in one place.
14	The conclusions drawn from the research are not justified to Practice
15	The literature reports conflicting results
16	The research is not reported clearly and readably.
17	The amount of research information is overwhelming.
18	The Nurse does not feel capable of evaluating the quality of the research
19	The English Language is Used in research is difficult to understand
III	Organizational barriers
20	Research reports/articles are not readily available.
21	The facilities are inadequate for the implementation of research result in Practice
22	The Nurse feels results are not generalizable to own setting.
23	The Nurse is isolated from knowledgeable colleagues with whom to discuss the research
24	Physicians will not cooperate with the implementation of results in Practice
25	There is not a documented need to change Practice.
26	Another staff is not supportive of the implementation of study result
27	There is insufficient time on the job to implement new ideas
28	My Organization is less motivating nurses to use findings in nursing practice