EUPRON: nurses' practice in interprofessional pharmaceutical care in Europe. A cross-sectional survey in 17 countries.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Safe pharmaceutical care (PC) requires an interprofessional team approach, involving physicians, nurses and pharmacists. Nurses' roles however, are not always explicit and clear, complicating interprofessional collaboration. The aim of this study is to describe nurses' practice and interprofessional collaboration in PC, from the viewpoint of nurses, physicians and pharmacists.

Design

A cross-sectional survey.

Setting

The study was conducted in 17 European countries, each with their own health systems.

Participants

Pharmacists, physicians and nurses with an active role in PC were surveyed.

Main outcome measures

Nurses' involvement in PC, experiences of interprofessional collaboration and communication and views on nurses' competences.

Result

SUBMITTER: De Baetselier E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7282395 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature