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Independent extended nurse prescribing for patients with skin conditions: a national questionnaire survey

Courtenay, Molly ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8639-5917, Carey, Nicola and Burke, Joanna 2007. Independent extended nurse prescribing for patients with skin conditions: a national questionnaire survey. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 16 (7) , pp. 1247-1255. 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.01788.x

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Abstract

To examine the prescribing practices of independent extended nurse prescribers for patients with skin conditions. Nurse-led services are one means of improving healthcare provision for dermatology patients. The advent of nurse prescribing should optimize the role of the nurse in these situations. Medicines for skin conditions constitute a significant category within the Nurse Prescribers Extended Formulary. The impact and activity of independent extended nurse prescribing for patients with skin disease has yet to be evaluated. A convenience sample of 638 qualified independent extended nurse prescribers self completed a written questionnaire. spss and splus were used for data entry and analysis. The majority of nurses (89.7%) were based in primary care and worked in general practice. Four hundred and seventy-six (75%) participants held a degree level qualification or higher. Forty-four (6.9%) held a diploma, degree or master's level module/s in dermatology, 433 (67.9%) had undertaken study day/s in dermatology. Five hundred and sixty (87.8%) had more than 10 years postregistration nursing experience. A significantly broader range of skin conditions, and more items for these conditions, were prescribed by nurses with higher academic qualifications, nurses with specialist dermatology training (i.e. a diploma, degree or master's level module in dermatology or dermatology study days), nurses over 45 years and nurses in general practice. A small number of nurses felt unconfident in their prescribing practice. The majority of nurses treating skin conditions work in general practice, are highly qualified, and have a wealth of clinical experience. Nurses' dermatology training is inconsistent A small number of nurses feel unconfident in their prescribing practice. Nurses prescribing for skin conditions must be provided with appropriate dermatological training in order to treat the enormous numbers of patients with skin conditions treated in primary care.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Healthcare Sciences
Publisher: WileyBlackwell
ISSN: 0962-1067
Last Modified: 27 Oct 2022 10:05
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/68861

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