Nurses, physicians and patients’ knowledge and attitudes about nurse prescribing
Abstract Background One of the roles that nurses have acquired in recent years is the role of prescribing. This study aimed to investigate the knowledge and attitudes of critical care nurses, physicians and patients about nurse prescribing. Methods A descriptive cross-sectional study with the partic...
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| description | Abstract Background One of the roles that nurses have acquired in recent years is the role of prescribing. This study aimed to investigate the knowledge and attitudes of critical care nurses, physicians and patients about nurse prescribing. Methods A descriptive cross-sectional study with the participation of 152 nurses, 53 physicians and 75 patients was carried out. Participants were selected by stratified random sampling from the critical care units of six hospitals in Tabriz, Iran. Demographics and participants’ knowledge and attitudes about nurse prescribing questionnaires were used to collect data. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS-22 software. Results The mean scores of total knowledge about nurse prescribing in nurses, patients and physicians’ were 15.41 ± 1.85,16.45 ± 2.31, 14.74 ± 1.7 respectively (from a range of 10 -20), and the mean score of knowledge by physicians was significantly higher than others (P = 0.000) and they had more knowledge about nurse prescribing. The mean scores of the attitudes towards nurse prescribing in nurses, physicians and patients were 40.62 ± 3.68, 37.98 ± 5.92 and 39.38 ± 4.39 respectively (from a range of 10 -50). However, the total mean score of attitudes among nurses was significantly higher than others (P = 0.000) and nurses had more positive attitudes toward prescribing. Conclusion The results showed that the participants have a good understanding and attitudes toward nurse prescribing. Nurse prescribing as a new duty and authority can be considered in providing more effective care by specialist nurses. The results of this study can also be used in the future planning of health policy for nurses to have the right to prescribe and ultimately improve the quality of patient care. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d0ecda7e681a4150a899c753b26c49042022-12-22T03:34:07ZengBMCBMC Nursing1472-69552022-05-012111810.1186/s12912-022-00888-0Nurses, physicians and patients’ knowledge and attitudes about nurse prescribingHamidreza Haririan0Deniz Manie Seresht1Hadi Hassankhani2Joanne E. Porter3Lydia Wytenbroek4Assistant Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical SciencesMSc in Nursing, Tabriz University of Medical SciencesProfessor of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical SciencesAssociate Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare, Federation University AustraliaAssistant Professor of Nursing, University of British ColumbiaAbstract Background One of the roles that nurses have acquired in recent years is the role of prescribing. This study aimed to investigate the knowledge and attitudes of critical care nurses, physicians and patients about nurse prescribing. Methods A descriptive cross-sectional study with the participation of 152 nurses, 53 physicians and 75 patients was carried out. Participants were selected by stratified random sampling from the critical care units of six hospitals in Tabriz, Iran. Demographics and participants’ knowledge and attitudes about nurse prescribing questionnaires were used to collect data. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS-22 software. Results The mean scores of total knowledge about nurse prescribing in nurses, patients and physicians’ were 15.41 ± 1.85,16.45 ± 2.31, 14.74 ± 1.7 respectively (from a range of 10 -20), and the mean score of knowledge by physicians was significantly higher than others (P = 0.000) and they had more knowledge about nurse prescribing. The mean scores of the attitudes towards nurse prescribing in nurses, physicians and patients were 40.62 ± 3.68, 37.98 ± 5.92 and 39.38 ± 4.39 respectively (from a range of 10 -50). However, the total mean score of attitudes among nurses was significantly higher than others (P = 0.000) and nurses had more positive attitudes toward prescribing. Conclusion The results showed that the participants have a good understanding and attitudes toward nurse prescribing. Nurse prescribing as a new duty and authority can be considered in providing more effective care by specialist nurses. The results of this study can also be used in the future planning of health policy for nurses to have the right to prescribe and ultimately improve the quality of patient care.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-022-00888-0KnowledgeAttitudeNurse PrescribingPatientPhysicianCritical care |
| spellingShingle | Hamidreza Haririan Deniz Manie Seresht Hadi Hassankhani Joanne E. Porter Lydia Wytenbroek Nurses, physicians and patients’ knowledge and attitudes about nurse prescribing BMC Nursing Knowledge Attitude Nurse Prescribing Patient Physician Critical care |
| title | Nurses, physicians and patients’ knowledge and attitudes about nurse prescribing |
| title_full | Nurses, physicians and patients’ knowledge and attitudes about nurse prescribing |
| title_fullStr | Nurses, physicians and patients’ knowledge and attitudes about nurse prescribing |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nurses, physicians and patients’ knowledge and attitudes about nurse prescribing |
| title_short | Nurses, physicians and patients’ knowledge and attitudes about nurse prescribing |
| title_sort | nurses physicians and patients knowledge and attitudes about nurse prescribing |
| topic | Knowledge Attitude Nurse Prescribing Patient Physician Critical care |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-022-00888-0 |
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