Nurse prescribing roles in acute care: An evaluative case study

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 117-126

  Jones, Kathryn ^a   Edwards, Margaret ^b   While, Alison ^b  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute care; Case study; Doctor nurse substitution; New roles; Nurses; Prescribing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ETHNOLOGY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING PRACTICE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 78650148694     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05490.x     Document Type: Article

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