<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><bold>Introduction.</bold> Nurses’ entitlement to write prescriptions and to provide nursing advice in primary health care can improve the quality of these services. In the process of ensuring the quality of healthcare, the desirable element of its assessment is the patient’s perspective, taking into account his expectations.<bold>Aim.</bold> Determining the scope of expected nursing advice and learning the opinions of patients regarding the writing of prescriptions by family nurses.<bold>Material and methods.</bold> A qualitative study was conducted using a semi-structured interview with 37 patients under the care of eight primary health care outpatient clinics from the Podlaskie Voivodeship.<bold>Results.</bold> The scope of advice expected from a family nurse concerns: dealing with a health problem, lifestyle and prevention, the scope of family nurse care and the operation of the healthcare system. Writing prescriptions by family nurses can improve the functioning of primary health care.<bold>Conclusions.</bold> Nursing advice perceived by patients is in line with the competences of the family nurse. Opinions on the entitlement of the family nurse to write prescriptions and prescribing medicines vary.</abstract>

Introduction. Nurses’ entitlement to write prescriptions and to provide nursing advice in primary health care can improve the quality of these services. In the process of ensuring the quality of healthcare, the desirable element of its assessment is the patient’s perspective, taking into account his expectations.Aim. Determining the scope of expected nursing advice and learning the opinions of patients regarding the writing of prescriptions by family nurses.Material and methods. A qualitative study was conducted using a semi-structured interview with 37 patients under the care of eight primary health care outpatient clinics from the Podlaskie Voivodeship.Results. The scope of advice expected from a family nurse concerns: dealing with a health problem, lifestyle and prevention, the scope of family nurse care and the operation of the healthcare system. Writing prescriptions by family nurses can improve the functioning of primary health care.Conclusions. Nursing advice perceived by patients is in line with the competences of the family nurse. Opinions on the entitlement of the family nurse to write prescriptions and prescribing medicines vary.

The scope of expected nursing advice in primary health care from the patients’ perspective: a qualitative study

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Introduction. Nurses’ entitlement to write prescriptions and to provide nursing advice in primary health care can improve the quality of these services. In the...

The scope of expected nursing advice in primary health care from the patients’ perspective: a qualitative study

Published Online: Dec 08, 2020

Page range: 228 - 235

Received: May 29, 2020

Accepted: Jul 10, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2020-0026

Keywords
advice, family nurse, qualitative study

© 2020 Ewa Taranta et al., published by Sciendo

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The scope of expected nursing advice in primary health care from the patients’ perspective: a qualitative study

Published Online: Dec 08, 2020

Page range: 228 - 235

Received: May 29, 2020

Accepted: Jul 10, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2020-0026

Keywordsadvice, family nurse, qualitative study

© 2020 Ewa Taranta et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
advice, family nurse, qualitative study