Decision making: the context of nurse prescribing |
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| Authors: | Karen A. Luker PhD RSCN,,Hogg MSc BA RGN RSCN,,Austin MSc RGN,,Ferguson MSc MA, & Smith MSc BA RGN |
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| Affiliation: | Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing, University of Manchester,;Formerly Research Associate, Department of Nursing, University of Liverpool,;Research Associate, School of Nursing, University of Manchester, Manchester,;Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Health Economics, University of York,;Formerly Research Associate, Centre for Health Economics, University of York, York, England |
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| Abstract: | From October 1994 qualified district nurses and health visitors from eight demonstration sites in England have been able to prescribe from a limited list of formulary items. Data collected from nurses formed only one part of the evaluation of nurse prescribing. These data highlighted a number of areas where prescribing nurses were faced with difficult decisions. A number of authors have considered how both doctors and nurses make decisions, and the factors which may influence the decision making process. With reference to the literature this paper focuses on the findings related to decision making in the context of nurse prescribing. |
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| Keywords: | nurse prescribing evaluation community nursing decision making models accountability responsibility |
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