From: Iranian nurses’ attitudes towards the necessity and barriers to developing nurse prescribing roles
Nurses’ views on nurse prescribing | Totally disagree & disagree n (%) | Agree & totally agree n (%) |
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1. Nurse prescribing is derived from the roles of physicians | 16 (14.1) | 98 (85.9) |
2. Nurse prescribing is an essential nursing care | 8 (7.1) | 106 (92.9) |
3. Nurse prescribing should only be for advanced nurses | 60 (52.7) | 54 (47.3) |
4. Nurse prescribing leads to nursing professional development | 4 (3.5) | 110 (96.5) |
5. Nurse prescribing improves the provision of comprehensive nursing care | 10 (8.8) | 104 (91.2) |
6. This role needs to be expanded due to the benefits of nurse prescribing | 7 (6.2) | 107 (93.8) |
7. Nurse prescribing should be for all levels of nursing | 20 (17.6) | 94 (82.4) |
8. I feel I am not educationally competent to prescribe | 73 (64.1) | 41 (35.9) |
9. The role of prescribing medications should not be given to nurses | 95 (83.3) | 19 (16.7) |
10. Nurse prescribing improves the quality of care for patients | 72 (63.2) | 42 (36.8) |
11. Nurse prescribing lead to easier access to patient care services | 10 (8.8) | 104 (91.2) |
12. Continued care is provided following a Nurse prescribing | 8 (7.0) | 106 (93.0) |
13. It is possible to make better use of nurses’ skills following a Nurse prescribing | 4 (3.5) | 110 (96.5) |
14. Nurse prescribing increases the professional independence of nurses | 7 (6.2) | 107 (93.8) |