The expansion of nurse prescribing in Scotland: an evaluation

Coull, Alison; Murray, Ian; Turner-Halliday, Fiona; Watterson, Andrew

doi:10.12968/bjcn.2013.18.5.234

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“…The comments from line managers concur with findings from other studies which have identified the learning in practice experience as being crucial to support the development of specialist prescribing practice within a generic programme (Coull et al 2013;Bissell, et al, 2008;George, et al, 2007). Line managers saw practice learning time as being one of the most beneficial parts of the programme.…”

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Supporting practice learning time for non-medical prescribing students: managers’ views

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Managers in healthcare services have ever-increasing demands to consider in relation to front line care, including the continuing professional education needs of qualified practitioners who are advancing their roles. One advancement is non-medical prescribing, and this article reports part of the findings from a survey undertaken in Scotland which explored managers’ views of the clinical support of staff enrolled on a non-medical prescribing programme. The article discusses how managers have an important role to play in supporting these learners in practice, and suggests all stakeholders should be aware of the pressure this adds to managers, and seek creative solutions to support the process of learning.Read More:http://journals.rcni.com/doi/abs/10.7748/nm.23.3.25.s2

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confidence: 76%

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“…A mixed methods study reported that the benefits of nurse prescribing included a positive impact on patient care and team working, as well as higher patient satisfaction in relation to receiving medicine related information (Jones, Edwards, & While, 2011). An evaluation of nurse prescribing in Scotland revealed similar benefits, including improved patient access to treatment, enhanced professional satisfaction and inter-professional working (Coull, Murray, Turner-Halliday, & Watterson, 2013). Drennan et al (2011) surveyed 140 patients and parents of paediatric patients and found that both patients and parents were highly satisfied with the care received from nurse and midwife prescribers and highlighted the comprehensive education and advice on medications they received.…”

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confidence: 98%

“Providing a complete episode of care”: A survey of registered nurse and registered midwife prescribing behaviours and practices

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Rohde

Higgins

et al. 2019

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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Aims and objectives To describe the prescribing behaviours and practices of registered nurse and midwife prescribers and to explore experiences of enablers and barriers to prescribing practices. Background The extension of prescriptive authority to nurses and midwives internationally has created new opportunities for them to expand their scope of practice and is of significant benefit to effective and efficient health service provision. Design Cross‐sectional national survey of registered nurse and midwife prescribers. Methods Data were collected through an online survey between April–July 2018. A total of 84 nurse and midwife prescribers participated. The STROBE checklist was applied as the reporting guideline for this study. Results Respondents estimated that two‐fifths of their consultations involved an episode of prescribing. Nurse and midwife prescribers engaged in similar prescribing behaviours spanning the range of activities from initiating new medications to ceasing medicines. The most frequently selected criterion for prescribing was clinical effectiveness. Prescribing was viewed as essential to respondents' clinical practice, allowing them to provide a complete episode of care and leading to a reduction in medication errors and reduced delays and waiting times for patients. Enablers of prescribing included knowledge, experience, education and access to continuous professional development, as well as support from colleagues and organisations. Conclusion Little is known about the prescribing behaviours and practices of registered nurse and midwife prescribers. While prescribing authority enables nurse and midwife practitioners to deliver holistic care, there remain significant barriers and challenges including increased workloads, lack of continuous professional development, lack of support and overly restrictive rules and policies governing prescribing. Relevance to clinical practice Addressing the barriers identified in this study could enable more nurse and midwife prescribers to work to their full scope of practice, enabling populations to fully capitalise on the contributions of registered nurse and midwife prescribing services.

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“…[13] Jones in 2011, described the roles of prescribers and their effects on patient satisfaction in acute settings in England. [14]…”

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The Oncology Nurse Prescribing: A Catalonian Survey

Fernández-Ortega

Cabrera-Jaime

2016

Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing

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Objective:This study identifies the capability, knowledge, and satisfaction of oncology nurses in Spain after approval of the nurse prescribing law in 2006.Methods:A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 140 nurses in three cancer centers in Catalonia, Spain, by using convenience sampling method. The principal variables of this study were nurse satisfaction, knowledge about what products nurses are allowed to prescribe, the nurses’ perception of their own prescribing ability, and their opinion on education and training needs with regard to the new approved law. The secondary variables included years of professional experience, place of work, and sociodemographic variables. Data were collected during a 3 months period by using a piloted 29-item self-assessment questionnaire.Results:Analyses of univariate and bivariate data showed that 82.2% of the nurses were aware of the approved law, but 94.2% indicated that they lack information about it. The mean satisfaction with the approval of the law was 6.64 ± 1.76 (numerical scale 0-10). In addition, 68.1% and 55.1% of the nurses were prepared to prescribe medical devices and drugs, respectively. To date, 61.1% of the nurses prescribe medical devices and 66% prescribe pharmacological products daily.Conclusions:Nurses expressed general satisfaction with the approval of the Law 29/2006. Nurses currently provide prescriptions, but widespread knowledge of the allowed prescriptions is lacking.

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The expansion of nurse prescribing in Scotland: an evaluation

Cited by 18 publications

References 15 publications

Supporting practice learning time for non-medical prescribing students: managers’ views

Supporting practice learning time for non-medical prescribing students: managers’ views

“Providing a complete episode of care”: A survey of registered nurse and registered midwife prescribing behaviours and practices

The Oncology Nurse Prescribing: A Catalonian Survey

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