IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/wly/nuhsci/v19y2017i3p373-380.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Nurse prescribing in Spain: The law and the curriculum

Author

Listed:
  • Angel Romero‐Collado
  • Marta Raurell‐Torreda
  • Edurne Zabaleta‐Del‐Olmo
  • Carolina Rascon‐Hernan
  • Erica Homs‐Romero

Abstract

In this cross‐sectional study, we explored course content related to pharmacology and/or healthcare products and supplies in all nursing degree programs in Spain. Changes in nurse‐prescribing legislation in Spain require that nurses take a certification course before prescribing over‐the‐counter products and medications. Using a cross‐sectional descriptive study, between July and September 2014, the degree programs of all centers that offer a degree in nursing in Spain were examined, selecting those with course information available online. All centers offered at least one pharmacology course. One‐third of the required courses had content related to pharmacology and healthcare products/supplies. The analysis showed that the course content and training received during the current nursing degree program provides the knowledge and skills needed to prescribe healthcare products/supplies and medications that do not now require a doctor's prescription, without the need for additional training and certification. It is essential that government regulation of nursing education be aligned with nursing competencies, curriculum standards, clinical practice, and evidence‐based research to provide the maximum level of confidence for nursing professionals and their patients.

Suggested Citation

  • Angel Romero‐Collado & Marta Raurell‐Torreda & Edurne Zabaleta‐Del‐Olmo & Carolina Rascon‐Hernan & Erica Homs‐Romero, 2017. "Nurse prescribing in Spain: The law and the curriculum," Nursing & Health Sciences, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 19(3), pages 373-380, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:nuhsci:v:19:y:2017:i:3:p:373-380
    DOI: 10.1111/nhs.12355
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/nhs.12355
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1111/nhs.12355?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Michael A. Barras & David Hughes & Melanie Ullner, 2016. "Direct oral anticoagulants: New drugs with practical problems. How can nurses help prevent patient harm?," Nursing & Health Sciences, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 18(3), pages 408-411, September.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.

      More about this item

      Statistics

      Access and download statistics

      Corrections

      All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:wly:nuhsci:v:19:y:2017:i:3:p:373-380. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

      If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

      If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

      If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

      For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Wiley Content Delivery (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://doi.org/10.1111/(ISSN)1442-2018 .

      Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

      IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.