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[Nurse prescription: A concept analysis]
Sonia Fernández Molero1, Iris Lumillo Gutiérrez2, Alba Brugués Brugués1
1Centro de Atención Primaria Can Bou, CASAP, Castelldefels, Barcelona, España.
Objective:
To critically analyse the concept of nursing prescription through the study of its background and a review of the scientific literature, in order to develop an accurate conception of this nursing activity and to identify the essential elements surrounding this concept.
Method:
Application of the concept analysis method described by Wilson, and adapted by Avant.
Results:
The concept of nurse prescription implies prescribing, by the nurse, the best therapeutic regimen for a health problem. This prescription will be guided by the assessment of the health problem, by the criterion of the good clinical practice of the nurse, and will be focused to satisfy the health needs of the patient and the population.
Conclusions:
The results clarify the meaning of the study's concept to help professionals understand and address this nursing activity in all its dimensions, and promote social recognition of the nursing profession.
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