Experiences of nurses as postgraduate students of pharmacology and therapeutics: A multiple case narrative study

A qualitative study exploring how pharmacist and nurse independent prescribers make clinical decisions

“…Literature on their prescribing practices report that they make clinically appropriate prescribing decisions (Baqir, Crehan, Murray, Campbell, & Copeland, 2015;Latter et al, 2012;Naughton et al, 2013). However, there have been concerns over their history taking, the pharmacology knowledge of nurses and the clinical assessment and diagnostic skills of pharmacists (General Pharmaceutical Council, 2016;Latter et al, 2012;Lim, North, & Shaw, 2014;Naughton et al, 2013). A central component to the task of prescribing is the process of reaching a clinically appropriate decision by clinically reasoning.…”

The role of Allied Health Professions and Nursing Research Internships in developing a research culture: a mixed-methods exploration of stakeholder perspectives

“…At Level 1 (reaction), intern experiences once enrolled upon the programmes are overwhelmingly positive, as identified in previous studies [17,[30][31][32][33]; outcomes generally met or surpassed their expectations. However, the competition for places was strong and many respondents highlighted variability in admissions policies, with Masters' degrees viewed as either an advantage or a barrier to entry.…”

“…Internationally, variations on the NIHR Internship model are noted, with performance managed against a range of measures, including completion rates [29]. The majority of research interns have a very positive experience [17,[30][31][32][33]. They also report increased confidence and competence, job satisfaction, increased knowledge and skills for hands-on practice, critical thinking in practice, changing practitioner-patient relationships and enhanced communication skills [9, 16-18, 30, 33-39].…”