Nurses' responsibilities and tasks in pharmaceutical care: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To provide an overview of responsibilities and tasks of nurses in pharmaceutical care.

Design

Scoping review.

Methods

Two databases were systematically searched (MEDLINE and Scopus) for recent original research papers concerning nurses' responsibilities and tasks in pharmaceutical care. The definition of responsibility was based on literature, moral and ethical discussions. Existing responsibilities and tasks beyond preparation and administration of medication were collected and synthesized. This main study outcome was extracted from titles and abstracts only. Results were reported in accordance with PRISMA-ScR guidelines.

Results

Of the 3,805 titles and abstracts reviewed, 453 abstracts were included. A total of seven responsibilities were identified: (a)

SUBMITTER: De Baetselier E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9584497 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature