Table 3 Obstacles to the nurse prescribing role from physicians’ viewpoints (N = 193)
Obstacles | Agree & totally agree, n(%) | Disagree and totally disagree, n(%) |
|---|---|---|
Legal consequences | 152 (78.8) | 23 (11.9) |
Legal vacuum | 149(77.2) | 17 (8.9) |
Duties overlap with physicians | 143 (74.1) | 30 (15.5) |
The opposition of physicians | 131 (67.9) | 37 (30.2) |
Contradiction with the caring nature of the nursing profession | 130 (62.2) | 43 (22.2) |
Threatening the patient safety | 128 (66.3) | 47 (24.3) |
Patients’ lack of acceptance | 116 (60.1) | 38 (19.7) |
Insufficient knowledge of disease treatment | 111 (57.5) | 56 (29.0) |
Lack of clinical experience regarding diseases | 105 (54.4) | 59 (30.6) |
Inadequate knowledge of pharmacology | 58 (30.0) | 117 (60.6) |