Nurse prescribing for inpatient pain in the United Kingdom: A national questionnaire survey
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Nurse prescribing for inpatient pain in the United Kingdom: a national questionnaire survey.
BACKGROUND Nurses make a valuable contribution to pain services and have the potential to improve the safety and effectiveness of pain management. A recent addition to the role of the specialist pain nurse in the United Kingdom has been the introduction of prescribing rights, however there is a lack of literature about their role in prescribing pain medication. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Nursing Studies
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0020-7489
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2011.01.009