Evaluating the clinical appropriateness of nurses' prescribing practice: Method development and findings from an expert panel analysis

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 415-421

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; DRUG MONITORING; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RECORD; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSENSUS; DRUG THERAPY; ENGLAND; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSING AUDIT; PEER REVIEW, HEALTH CARE; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY;

EID: 37749012632     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2005.017038     Document Type: Article

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