Nurse practitioner provision of patient education related to medicine

Cashin, A; Buckley, T; Newman, C; Dunn, S

Nurse practitioner provision of patient education related to medicine

Cashin, A

Buckley, T Newman, C Dunn, S

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Citation:: Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2009, 27 (2), pp. 12 - 18
Issue Date:: 2009-12-01

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dc.contributor.author	Cashin, A https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6173-9114	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Buckley, T	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Newman, C	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Dunn, S	en_US
dc.date.issued	2009-12-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2009, 27 (2), pp. 12 - 18	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0813-0531	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/9630
dc.description.abstract	Objective: To describe the perceptions of Australian NPs and NP candidates (student NP and NPs in transitional roles but not yet authorised) in regards to their confidence and practice in providing medicine information to patients/clients. Design: An electronic survey related to prescribing practices. Setting: The survey was open to all Australian NPs (n=250 at time of survey) and NP candidates. Subjects: The survey was completed by 68 NPs and 64 NP candidates (student NP and NPs in transitional roles but not yet authorised) across Australia. Main outcome measures: Survey findings. Results: Sixty seven percent of NPs and 54% of NP candidates identified feeling very confident in providing their clients with education about medicines. Of the NP respondents 78% identified they generally do inform patients of the active ingredient of medications and 60% of NP respondents indicated they provide or discuss CMI leaflets with their patients. Conclusion: The results suggested that NPs and NP candidates are providing some of their clients with medicine information and using CMI leaflets in some prescribing consultations. Although confidence in the area of provision of education to patients related to medicines is high this may be incongruent with actual concordance supporting nursing behavior. Person centered patient education is central to the principles of building concordance. The incongruities between confidence in the provision of medication education to patients and self reported concordance building NP prescribing behavior needs to be a focus of critical reflection on NP prescribing practice.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Nursing	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Intrauterine Devices, Copper	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Parity	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Pregnancy	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Health Personnel	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	United States	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Female	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Male	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Young Adult	en_US
dc.title	Nurse practitioner provision of patient education related to medicine	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	2	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	27	en_US
utslib.for	1110 Nursing	en_US
dc.location.activity	ISI:000272872700003	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Students
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	2	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	27	en_US

Abstract:

Objective: To describe the perceptions of Australian NPs and NP candidates (student NP and NPs in transitional roles but not yet authorised) in regards to their confidence and practice in providing medicine information to patients/clients. Design: An electronic survey related to prescribing practices. Setting: The survey was open to all Australian NPs (n=250 at time of survey) and NP candidates. Subjects: The survey was completed by 68 NPs and 64 NP candidates (student NP and NPs in transitional roles but not yet authorised) across Australia. Main outcome measures: Survey findings. Results: Sixty seven percent of NPs and 54% of NP candidates identified feeling very confident in providing their clients with education about medicines. Of the NP respondents 78% identified they generally do inform patients of the active ingredient of medications and 60% of NP respondents indicated they provide or discuss CMI leaflets with their patients. Conclusion: The results suggested that NPs and NP candidates are providing some of their clients with medicine information and using CMI leaflets in some prescribing consultations. Although confidence in the area of provision of education to patients related to medicines is high this may be incongruent with actual concordance supporting nursing behavior. Person centered patient education is central to the principles of building concordance. The incongruities between confidence in the provision of medication education to patients and self reported concordance building NP prescribing behavior needs to be a focus of critical reflection on NP prescribing practice.

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