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Nursing issues
Case study
Mixed methods evaluation of in-hospital nurse prescribing finds similar care standards and provision between nurses and doctors
  1. Eleanor Bradley
  1. Staffordshire University, Faculty of Health, Stafford, UK; South Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Research and Development Department, Stafford, UK
  1. Correspondence to Professor Eleanor Bradley
    Faculty of Health, Centre for Practice and Service Improvement, Staffordshire University, Blackheath Lane ST18 0AD, UK; e.j.bradley{at}staffs.ac.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn1169

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    Commentary on: Jones K, Edwards M, While A. Nurse prescribing roles in acute care: an evaluative case study. J Adv Nurs 2011;67:117–26.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science

    Implications for nursing practice

    • ▪ Nurse prescribing roles can be successfully implemented within acute healthcare services, but effective workforce planning is required to engage the whole team.

    • ▪ Nurse prescribers have the potential to enhance patient satisfaction with medication information in acute settings. The impact of this on concordance and adherence requires further study.

    Implications for nursing research

    • ▪ The impact of increased satisfaction on concordance and adherence rates requires further study.

    • ▪ The findings suggest that further research is necessary with Black and Minority Ethnic populations, with a particular focus on concerns about prescribed medication.

    Context

    The aim of this study was to outline the differences that prescribing roles make to team working to investigate how independent prescribers employ their roles in an acute hospital environment and what difference this can make with respect to …

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    • Competing interests None.