Benefits of nurse prescribing for patients in pain: Nurses' views

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-35

  Stenner, Karen ^a   Courtenay, Molly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Controlled drugs; Interviews; Nurse prescribing; Pain management; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE PAIN; JOB SATISFACTION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY;

EID: 45349091238     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04644.x     Document Type: Article

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