https://www.heighpubs.org/hjncp 012 https://doi.org/10.29328/journal.cjncp.1001023 Abstract Background: Communication is the process of exchanging information or messages from one group to the other through mutually understood verbal or non-verbal ways. Communication barrier is anything that prevents receiving and understanding the messages. poor communication between patients and the nurses’ result in an increased length of stay, wastage of the resource, patient dissatisfaction, absence of confidence, and frustration for both the nurses and the patients. This study will provide basic information on the level of nurses to patients’ communication and perceived barriers in government hospitals of Bahir Dar city. Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the level of the nurse to patient communication and perceived barriers in government hospital of Bahir Dar city, Ethiopia, 2020. Methods: Institution based cross-sectional mixed-methods study was conducted from February 24 – March 9/2020 in government hospitals of Bahir Dar city. A total of 380 nurses were included in the quantitative study by using simple random sampling. For both the quantitative and qualitative study, at the initial stage of data collection and interview; informed consent was obtained from respondents. Data were entered into Epi Data 4.6 and analyzed with a statistical package of social science version 25. Data were mainly analyzed using descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression. For the qualitative study, purposive sampling technique was employed, and 7 participants were interviewed. Thematic analysis was used. Results: From the total participants 36.5% of nurses were found to have poor communication. Variables which have statistically significant associations with the level of communication were educational level, work experience, the unwillingness of nurses, and lack of communication skill. The highest perceived communication barriers were lack of continuous training with 82.7% followed by workload with 80.7% and lack of medical facilities with 79.2% as reported by nurses. All environmental-related barriers were the perceived barriers of the nurse to patient communication. Conclusion: In this study, the communication of nurses to patients is found to low. To enhance communication with the patients; nurses and other stakeholders like the ministry of health, the health bureau, and hospital authorities need to recognize the communication barriers. Giving awareness on the communication barrier for the nurses helps to minimize the barriers and improve the nurses to patients’ communication. Research Article Level of Nurses to Patients Communication and Perceived Barriers in Government Hospitals of Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia, 2020 Moges Wubneh 1 *, Solomon Emishaw 2 and Worku Animaw 2 1 Lecturer, Debre Tabor University, Ethiopia 2 Assistant Professor, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia More Information *Address for Correspondence: Moges Wubneh, Lecturer, Debre Tabor University, Ethiopia, Email: wmoges7@gmail.com Submitted: 11 June 2020 Approved: 25 June 2020 Published: 26 June 2020 How to cite this article: Wubneh M, Emishaw S. Animaw W. Level of Nurses to Patients Communication and Perceived Barriers in Government Hospitals of Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia, 2020. Clin J Nurs Care Pract. 2020; 4: 012-026. DOI: 10.29328/journal.cjncp.1001023 Copyright: © 2020 Wubneh M, et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Keywords: Communication; Barrier; Nurse- patient; Bahir Dar; Ethiopia; 2020 OPEN ACCESS Introduction Background Communication is the transfer of information by exchanging verbal and non-verbal messages. It is a core skill for all healthcare professionals and nursing staff in particular since nurses spend more time with patients and relatives than any other healthcare professional. When nurses communicate effectively with interest, listen actively, and demonstrate compassion, patients may be more likely to report their experiences as positive, even at times of distress and ill health [1]. Good communication between nurses and patients is essential for better care. They should also devote time to the patient to communicate with the necessary conϐidentiality,