Evaluation of Nurse Prescribing in Scotland

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Evaluation of Nurse Prescribing in Scotland
Department of Nursing Midwifery Institute of
Education
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Who, where, when, why?

• Commissioned by Scottish Executive.
• Contract won by Stirling University research team
  2 departments
• Running from 2004-2007
• Identifying challenges benefits for all
  involved

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Evaluation components
Public Policy
Education
Clinical
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Public Policy

• Includes
• Documentary analysis
• Omnibus survey of the public public views on
  nurse prescribing
• Interviews with policy makers a strategic
  perspective

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Clinical

• Includes
• Quantitative assessment
• Large-scale survey of Nurse Prescribers (NP) in
  Scotland
• Qualitative assessment
• Case studies using interviews etc.
• Public professional participants

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Educational

• Includes
• Assessment of the learning experiences of NP
  students across Scotland
• Review of NP courses within Scotland including
  curriculum, teaching methods, attrition rates etc.

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Raising awareness

• Need to raise awareness amongst NP other health
  professionals of the on-going evaluation
• Need to encourage participation

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Contact details
Clinical Ms Fiona Turner Research Fellow Dept.
of Nursing Midwifery ? fiona.turner_at_stir.ac.u
k ? 01786 466280
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Contact details
Education Dr Lesley Doyle Research
Fellow Institute of Education ?
l.e.doyle_at_stir.ac.uk ? 01786 466132