title: Nurse prescribing in Poland: Opinions expressed by primary care doctors, nurses, and patients.
abstract: The aim of this study was to identify and examine the differences in opinions held by health care professionals and the general public concerning the right to administer and prescribe medication which has been awarded to nurses and midwives in Poland.The study was conducted from December 1, 2014 to July 1, 2015, in randomly selected primary health care clinics, among 2227 individuals, including 849 subjects representing medical personnel of primary health care and 1378 patients receiving primary care services. The study used 2 versions of a questionnaire. The relationships were examined with χ test for independence and Kruskal-Wallis test.Health professionals do not believe the new rights awarded to nurses and midwives will reduce the waiting time for medical consultations (P < 0.001). Nurses' qualifications for the new tasks were most highly rated by patients, whereas the least favorable opinion was expressed by doctors (P < 0.001).To introduce nurse prescribing it is necessary to develop a suitable strategy enabling implementation of the government's initiative and facilitating the process of taking up the new task by nurses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing and Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rzeszów, Rzeszów, Poland.
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Binkowska-Bury
authors.forename: Paweł
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Więch
authors.forename: Dariusz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bazaliński
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marć
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bartosiewicz
authors.forename: Paweł
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Januszewicz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000451:nursing*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology; D011044:Poland; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult