Aim: The aim of this empirical study is to iluminate the health care providers

perception of barriers to satisfactory nursing care.

Methodology: The study is based on 10 interviews conducted in different

locations throughout Nepal. The interviews were analyzed with manifest context

analysis (Graneheim & Lundman, 2004). The theoretical framwork of the study is

the three delays model (Thaddeus & Maine, 1994).

Results: Inadequate nursing care is considerd as common an it affects the patient

negatively. Poverty, cultural and organsiatorial problems are the main barriers that

effect the nursing care and thus, the patient.

Conclusion: There is a lack of a coherent picture on the meaning of nursing care.

The greatest challenges are the extensive pooverty and the cultural obstacles,

something that are not easy to overcome.