Nurses' reported use of standing orders in primary health care settings

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Nurses' reported use of standing orders in primary health care settings

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Victoria University of Wellington

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INTRODUCTION: The Medicines (Standing Order) Amendment Regulations 2011 allow medicines to be supplied or administered to a patient by a nurse in the absence of a medical practitioner and without a prescription. Regulations have been in place since 2002, but no substantive research has occurred in New Zealand concerning their use. AIM: This paper reports a survey of registered nurses (RNs) who work in primary health care (PHC) settings and explores aspects of their practice relating to their ...

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Research paper

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Date created

2015

Creator

Jillian Wilkinson

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https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Nurses_reported_use_of_standing_orders_in_prim...

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Nursing not elsewhere classified / Public health not elsewhere classified / General practice / New Zealand / nurses / primary health care / Adult / Aged / Cross-Sectional Studies / Female / Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / Humans / Male / Middle Aged / Nurse's Role / Nurses / Practice Patterns, Nurses' / Prescriptions / Primary Health Care / Residence Characteristics / Socioeconomic Factors / Prevention / Generic health relevance / Good Health and Well Being / Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified

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