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2016-03-07

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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/102208

The oncology nurse prescribing: a Catalonian survey

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http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2347-5625.177395

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Objective: This study identifies the capability, knowledge, and satisfaction of oncology nurses in Spain after approval of the nurse prescribing law in 2006. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 140 nurses in three cancer centers in Catalonia, Spain, by using convenience sampling method. The principal variables of this study were nurse satisfaction, knowledge about what products nurses are allowed to prescribe, the nurses' perception of their own prescribing ability, and their opinion on education and training needs with regard to the new approved law. The secondary variables included years of professional experience, place of work, and sociodemographic variables. Data were collected during a 3 months period by using a piloted 29-item self-assessment questionnaire. Results: Analyses of univariate and bivariate data showed that 82.2% of the nurses were aware of the approved law, but 94.2% indicated that they lack information about it. The mean satisfaction with the approval of the law was 6.64 ± 1.76 (numerical scale 0-10). In addition, 68.1% and 55.1% of the nurses were prepared to prescribe medical devices and drugs, respectively. To date, 61.1% of the nurses prescribe medical devices and 66% prescribe pharmacological products daily. Conclusions: Nurses expressed general satisfaction with the approval of the Law 29/2006. Nurses currently provide prescriptions, but widespread knowledge of the allowed prescriptions is lacking.

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Prescripció de medicaments, Administració de medicaments, Infermeres, Infermeria oncològica, Satisfacció en el treball, Aplicació de les lleis, Catalunya, Espanya

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Drug prescribing, Administration of drugs, Nurses, Oncology nursing, Job satisfaction, Law enforcement, Catalonia, Spain

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Articles publicats en revistes (Infermeria de Salut Pública, Salut mental i Maternoinfantil)
Articles publicats en revistes (Institut d'lnvestigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL))

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FERNÁNDEZ ORTEGA, Paz, CABRERA JAIME, Sandra and ESTRADA MASLLORENS, Joan Maria. The oncology nurse prescribing: a Catalonian survey. Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing . 2016. Vol. 3, num. 1, pags. 108-114. ISSN 2347-5625. [consulted: 20 of August of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/102208

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