Evaluating nurse prescribers' education and continuing professional development for independent prescribing practice: Findings from a national survey in England

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 685-696

  Latter, Sue ^a   Maben, Jill ^b   Myall, Michelle ^a   Young, Amanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continuing professional development; Education; Non medical prescribing; Nurse prescribing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; DRUG MONITORING; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHARMACOLOGY; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL DELEGATION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DELEGATION, PROFESSIONAL; DRUG MONITORING; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; ENGLAND; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PHARMACOLOGY; PHARMACOPOEIAS AS TOPIC; PHYSICIAN-NURSE RELATIONS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 34548126870     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2006.10.002     Document Type: Article

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