Are nurse and pharmacist independent prescribers making clinically appropriate prescribing decisions? An analysis of consultations

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 149-156

  Latter, Sue ^a   Smith, Alesha ^b   Blenkinsopp, Alison ^c   Nicholls, Peter ^a   Little, Paul ^d   Chapman, Stephen ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^e KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NURSE; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DRUG COSTS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; ENGLAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84864412510     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jhsrp.2012.011090     Document Type: Article

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