title: The nurse's role in patient-centred medicines management.
abstract: Nurses in all care settings are crucial to the effective delivery of medicines management. This paper argues that adopting a collaborative approach will help patients get the most out of their medication and reduce non-compliance. The 'concordance' approach recognises partnership rather than directorship, and is based on arriving at shared agreements.
authors.affiliation: National Prescribing Centre, Liverpool.
authors.forename: Breeda
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Worthington
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000523:psychology; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom