District nurses prescribing as nurse independent prescribers

British Journal of Community Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 348-352

  Downer, Frances ^a   Shepherd, Chew Kim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benefits; Challenges; District nurse prescribers; Experiences; Qualitative approach

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOB SATISFACTION; LEGAL ASPECT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSE'S ROLE; PRESCRIPTIONS; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; SCOTLAND;

EID: 77956993943     PISSN: 14624753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjcn.2010.15.7.48774     Document Type: Article

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