A total of 756 nurses responded (92.48%). BARRIERS scale variables with the highest scores included
Characteristics of the organization (mean = 24.89, SD= 4.37), followed by Professional features (mean = 21.87,
SD=4.85). The specific barriers that were rated the highest included “not enough time on the job to implement new ideas” (mean=3.89, SD=0.98), followed by “unknown nursing research” (mean=2.75; SD=1.22) and
“Doctors do not cooperate in the implementation” (mean= 3.01, SD = 1.85).