An exploration of the continuing professional development needs of nurse independent prescribers and nurse supplementary prescribers who prescribe medicines for patients with diabetes

Carey, Nicola; Courtenay, Molly

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.02943.x

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“…Nevertheless, a number of recurring themes could be discerned, such as the views of nurses, doctors and other parties involved concerning nurse prescribing [45,47,51,53,81,94,108,109,115,121,139], prescribing behaviours of nurses [36,43,124,126,128,129,131,137], and nurse prescribing in relation to specific diseases [38,44,84,89,91-93,101,108,116,125] - most notably concerning nurse prescribing in mental health care [21,32,39,67,76,83,100,102,104-106,132,135]. Also, a number of publications focussed on the history and evolution of (nurse) prescribing of medicines, but these remained relatively limited [5,6,46,48,49,75,90,96,103,142].…”

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“…The objective of creating quicker and more efficient patient access to medicines has also been highly influential in the introduction process of nurse prescribing internationally, especially within the UK and Ireland [21,25,26,29,31,32,34-37,39,42,46,47,51,52,55,58,61,62,64,67,69,76,82-84,87,89,90,94,100,102,104,106,112,114][116,120,128,132,135-137,140]. Another important force in this process has been the aim to make better use of nurses' skills and knowledge, and to improve the use of both health professionals' and patients' time [5,6,23,26,30,34,37,39,41,42,44,46,47,51,52,55,56,60,64,66-69,73-76,79,84,86,87,89,90,92,93,100,102,103,106,109][115-118,124,125,130,132-134,137]. Whereas these seem to have been the main drivers behind the introduction of nurse prescribing in the UK and Ireland, forces originating from within the health professions appear to have prevailed in other countries.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Nurse prescribing of medicines in Western European and Anglo-Saxon countries: a systematic review of the literature

Kroezen

Dijk

Groenewegen

et al. 2011

BMC Health Serv Res

152

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BackgroundA growing number of countries are introducing some form of nurse prescribing. However, international reviews concerning nurse prescribing are scarce and lack a systematic and theoretical approach. The aim of this review was twofold: firstly, to gain insight into the scientific and professional literature describing the extent to and the ways in which nurse prescribing has been realised or is being introduced in Western European and Anglo-Saxon countries; secondly, to identify possible mechanisms underlying the introduction and organisation of nurse prescribing on the basis of Abbott's theory on the division of professional labor.MethodsA comprehensive search of six literature databases and seven websites was performed without any limitation as to date of publication, language or country. Additionally, experts in the field of nurse prescribing were consulted. A three stage inclusion process, consisting of initial sifting, more detailed selection and checking full-text publications, was performed independently by pairs of reviewers. Data were synthesized using narrative and tabular methods.ResultsOne hundred and twenty-four publications met the inclusion criteria. So far, seven Western European and Anglo-Saxon countries have implemented nurse prescribing of medicines, viz., Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Sweden, the UK and the USA. The Netherlands and Spain are in the process of introducing nurse prescribing. A diversity of external and internal forces has led to the introduction of nurse prescribing internationally. The legal, educational and organizational conditions under which nurses prescribe medicines vary considerably between countries; from situations where nurses prescribe independently to situations in which prescribing by nurses is only allowed under strict conditions and supervision of physicians.ConclusionsDifferences between countries are reflected in the jurisdictional settlements between the nursing and medical professions concerning prescribing. In some countries, nurses share (full) jurisdiction with the medical profession, whereas in other countries nurses prescribe in a subordinate position. In most countries the jurisdiction over prescribing remains predominantly with the medical profession. There seems to be a mechanism linking the jurisdictional settlements between professions with the forces that led to the introduction of nurse prescribing. Forces focussing on efficiency appear to lead to more extensive prescribing rights.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

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Nurse prescribing of medicines in Western European and Anglo-Saxon countries: a systematic review of the literature

Kroezen

Dijk

Groenewegen

et al. 2011

BMC Health Serv Res

152

211

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“…While a multidisciplinary approach to the management of diabetic foot disease is preferred, there is evidence that nurses play a key role in the prevention and control of diabetes complications (Carey & Courtenay 2010). Although much effort has been expended in developing the competence of nurses in diabetes care (Carey & Courtenay 2010), little is known about their level of foot care knowledge.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Although much effort has been expended in developing the competence of nurses in diabetes care (Carey & Courtenay 2010), little is known about their level of foot care knowledge.…”

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Diabetes foot care knowledge: a survey of registered nurses

Shiu

Wong

2011

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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“…In a study on nurse-independent prescribers, the participants were asked to give reasons why they were unable to access Continuous Professional Development; they revealed that there was a lack of funding from their employer (Carey & Courtenay, 2009). In a summer internship programme run for senior nursing students in Kansas the hospital paid all tuition fees, on condition that they worked back at least a year after they registered as nurses.…”

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Strategies to facilitate professional development of the occupational health nurse in the occupational health setting

Jager¹,

Nolte²,

Temane³

2016

Health SA Gesondheid

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Occupational health nurseOccupational health setting a b s t r a c t Background: Education and experience are important components in the ability of occupational health nurses (OHNs) to promote high-quality care and competence. OHNs will increasingly require the skills and knowledge to base care on best evidence, to use critical thinking and demonstrate advanced leadership and decision-making skills to develop and enhance services in a more complex and diverse occupational healthcare environment.Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify the needs for professional development of the OHN in the occupational health setting.Method: An explorative, descriptive, contextual generic and qualitative research method was used in this study. The purposive sampling method was used as the OHNs surveyed described their personal need for professional development in the occupational health setting. Data was collected by means of semi-structured individual interviews. Eight interviews were done by an interviewer who held a doctoral degree in community health nursing and a qualification in occupational health and was affiliated with a private occupational health institution at the time of the study. The interviews were conducted during August 2012.Results: The OHNs reported that professional development needs have to be identified by the OHNs. Short courses need to be designed by training institutions and should be attended by the OHNs to improve their operational functioning on a day-to-day basis in the occupational health setting. The OHNs experienced that their role and function in the workplace were not valued by their managers. The results of this study revealed four major themes, namely constraints hindering the OHN in developing professionally, positive aspects identified by the OHNs regarding the need for professional development, professional development needs of the OHN and suggestions of how to meet the OHNs' professional development needs. Conclusion:There is a need for OHNs to identify their professional development needs and recommendations were made to meet these needs.

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An exploration of the continuing professional development needs of nurse independent prescribers and nurse supplementary prescribers who prescribe medicines for patients with diabetes

Cited by 25 publications

References 17 publications

Nurse prescribing of medicines in Western European and Anglo-Saxon countries: a systematic review of the literature

Nurse prescribing of medicines in Western European and Anglo-Saxon countries: a systematic review of the literature

Diabetes foot care knowledge: a survey of registered nurses

Strategies to facilitate professional development of the occupational health nurse in the occupational health setting

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