Mental health nurse independent prescribing: What are nurse prescribers' views of the barriers to implementation?

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 916-932

  Ross, J D ^a   Kettles, A M ^b  

^a Centre for Advanced Studies   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mental health; Nurse prescribing; Organizational change development; Political issues; Therapeutic relationships

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PILOT STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCOTLAND;

EID: 84868585722     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2011.01872.x     Document Type: Article

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