Nurse prescribing in primary care in Spain: Legal framework, historical characteristics and relationship to perceived professional identity

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 394-404

  Romero Collado, Angel ^a   Homs Romero, Erica ^b   Zabaleta del Olmo, Edurne ^c,d   Juvinya Canal, Dolors ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT CATALÀ DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

^c Research Institute University Primary Care IDIAP Jordi Gol   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Medicines management; Nursing process legislation and jurisprudence; Prescriptions; Primary health care; Professional competence; Social identification

Indexed keywords

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; PERCEPTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGY; SPAIN; STANDARDS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; PERCEPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; SPAIN;

EID: 84899491100     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12139     Document Type: Article

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