Informed, tailored, and targeted pharmacy support for nurses administering medicines in care homes

Julia Fiona-Maree GilmartinResearch Department of Practice and Policy, University College, London School of Pharmacy, London, UKAbstract: Care home nurses could benefit from more informed, tailored, and targeted pharmacy support when undertaking medicine administration. Pharmacists could use the pri...

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Main Author: Gilmartin JFM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2015-10-01
Series:Integrated Pharmacy Research and Practice
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Online Access:https://www.dovepress.com/informed-tailored-and-targeted-pharmacy-support-for-nurses-administeri-peer-reviewed-article-IPRP
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Summary:Julia Fiona-Maree GilmartinResearch Department of Practice and Policy, University College, London School of Pharmacy, London, UKAbstract: Care home nurses could benefit from more informed, tailored, and targeted pharmacy support when undertaking medicine administration. Pharmacists could use the principles of ethnographic research methods to inform, tailor, and target the medicine administration support they provide. It should be determined if existing pharmacy support has been informed following comprehensive observations of care home medicine administration.Keywords: pharmacy, medicine administration, care home, nurses
ISSN:2230-5254