Preparing nurses to prescribe medicines for patients with diabetes: A national questionnaire survey

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 403-412

  Courtenay, Molly ^a   Carey, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Nurse independent prescribing; Nurse prescribing; Nurse supplementary prescribing; Questionnaire survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSES; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 38549158379     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04534.x     Document Type: Article

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