Journal article
Administrative claims data analysis of nurse practitioner prescribing for older adults
Abstract
AIM: This paper is a report of a study to identify the patterns of prescribing by primary health care nurse practitioners for a cohort of older adults.
BACKGROUND: The older adult population is known to receive complex pharmacotherapy. Monitoring prescribing to older adults can inform quality improvement initiatives. In comparison to other countries, research examining nurse practitioner prescribing in Canada is limited. Nurse practitioner …
Authors
Murphy AL; Martin‐Misener R; Cooke C; Sketris I
Journal
Journal of Advanced Nursing, Vol. 65, No. 10, pp. 2077–2087
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
October 2009
DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2648.2009.05069.x
ISSN
0309-2402