Drug Prescriptions - Nursing
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Provision of continued professional development for non-medical prescribers within a South of England Strategic Health Authority: a report on a training needs analysis.

29 Jun 2009 AIMS: This paper reports on a Training Needs Analysis for Non-Medical Prescribers commissioned by a south of England Strategic Health Authority. BACKGROUND: The aim of the TNA was to inform future policy, educational provision and practice ... Read more...

Preserving advanced practice nurse role integrity: One hospital's journey.

29 Apr 2009 Specialists in nursing have existed since the turn of the century. The term denoted a nurse with extensive experience in a particular area of nursing who performed with technical expertise. The modern advanced practice nurse (APN) is a master's ... Read more...

Nurse prescriber-patient consultations: a case study in dermatology.

Apr 2009 AIM: This paper is a report of a study exploring the content and processes in consultations between nurse prescribers and patients with dermatological conditions. BACKGROUND: Communication skills, consultation time, information and follow-up are ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Drug Prescriptions - Nursing'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Provision of continued professional development for non-medical prescribers within a South of England Strategic Health Authority: a report on a training needs analysis. 29 Jun 2009
• Nursing practice statement NP 13. Registered nurse's responsibility for implementation of prescribed therapies. 29 Jun 2009
• [4/5 Medical and nursing prescriptions, the golden rules] 30 May 2009
• Prescription to practise. 30 May 2009
• Delivering more for Australia's midwives. 21 May 2009
• [Reflections on nurse prescribing in Primary Health Care] 4 May 2009
• [How to administer a medical prescription and prevent errors] 29 Apr 2009
• Preserving advanced practice nurse role integrity: One hospital's journey. 29 Apr 2009
• Nurse prescriber-patient consultations: a case study in dermatology. Apr 2009
• New NICE rheumatoid arthritis guideline offers a key role for specialist nurses. 27 Feb 2009
• Taking drug administration seriously. 27 Feb 2009
• Teaching prescriptive authority through active learning. 27 Feb 2009
• Prescribing for older people. 27 Feb 2009
• Nurses are the key to improving mental health services in low- and middle-income countries. 27 Feb 2009
• Drug company influence. 27 Feb 2009
• Nurse prescribing in dermatology: doctors' and non-prescribing nurses' views. 17 Feb 2009
• Views on nurse prescribing: a survey of community mental health nurses in the Republic of Ireland. 30 Jan 2009
• Evaluating practice-based learning specific to the community matron role. 30 Jan 2009
• Preferences for continuing education through existing electronic access for Australian nurse practitioners and its implication in prescribing potential. 30 Dec 2008
• Clinical outcomes of depressed clients: a review of current literature. 30 Dec 2008

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Technical information about 'Drug Prescriptions'

Definition: Directions written for the obtaining and use of DRUGS.

Descriptor UI: D011307

Alternative terms: Drug Prescriptions; Drug Prescription;

Related Mesh Headings: Legislation, Drug;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; nursing; statistics & numerical data; standards; veterinary;

Tree Number: E02.319.307; N02.421.668.778.500;

History Note: 2009(1963)

Technical Notes: general; do not confuse the concept of "prescription" with the drug prescribed; do not index here routinely for every "prescribed" drug; do not confuse with DRUG COMPOUNDING: prescribing is by the MD, compounding is by the pharmacist or drug company; note category: do not confuse with PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; DRUG PPRESCRIPTIONS are the written directions for obtaining drugs; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS are the drugs that are prescribed