Dunn Sandra V, Cashin Andrew, Buckley Thomas, Newman Claire
Charles Darwin University, Casuarina, Northern Territory 0909, Australia.
J Am Acad Nurse Pract. 2010 Mar;22(3):150-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2009.00484.x.
In Australia, nurse practitioner (NP) services are a relatively new development with little being known about the prescribing practices of Australian NPs. The aim of this study was to conduct the first national study of Australian NP prescribing practices.
Focus groups were conducted to inform construction of an electronic survey that was available for all NPs and NP candidates across Australia to complete.
Seventy-two percent of authorized NPs and 39% of NP candidates reported that their practice involved prescribing pharmaceutical agents. Of those respondents who did prescribe during the course of their practice, 59% (n = 29) of the authorized NPs and 64% (n = 16) of the NP candidates reported that they usually prescribe at least once a day. The results from this study suggest that fewer Australian NPs prescribe than do NPs in the United States, and those who do prescribe do so less frequently.
The current health policy framework in Australia while creating space for the role of the NP is restricting the role's utility and potential contribution to the health care of Australians.
在澳大利亚，执业护士（NP）服务是一项相对较新的发展，人们对澳大利亚执业护士的处方行为知之甚少。本研究的目的是对澳大利亚执业护士的处方行为进行首次全国性研究。
开展焦点小组讨论，以指导构建一项电子调查问卷，供澳大利亚所有执业护士和执业护士候选人填写。
72%的获授权执业护士和39%的执业护士候选人报告称，他们的工作涉及开具药剂。在那些在执业过程中确实会开处方的受访者中，59%（n = 29）的获授权执业护士和64%（n = 16）的执业护士候选人报告称，他们通常每天至少开一次处方。本研究结果表明，与美国的执业护士相比，澳大利亚开处方的执业护士较少，而且开处方的频率也较低。
澳大利亚目前的卫生政策框架虽然为执业护士的角色创造了空间，但却限制了该角色的效用及其对澳大利亚人医疗保健的潜在贡献。
