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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Nurses' responsibilities and tasks in pharmaceutical care: A scoping review
Contributor:
De Baetselier, Elyne;
Dilles, Tinne;
Feyen, Hilde;
Haegdorens, Filip;
Mortelmans, Laura;
Van Rompaey, Bart
imprint:
Wiley, 2022
Published in:Nursing Open
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1002/nop2.984
ISSN:
2054-1058
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:sec><jats:title>Aim</jats:title><jats:p>To provide an overview of responsibilities and tasks of nurses in pharmaceutical care.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Design</jats:title><jats:p>Scoping review.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods</jats:title><jats:p>Two databases were systematically searched (MEDLINE and Scopus) for recent original research papers concerning nurses’ responsibilities and tasks in pharmaceutical care. The definition of responsibility was based on literature, moral and ethical discussions. Existing responsibilities and tasks beyond preparation and administration of medication were collected and synthesized. This main study outcome was extracted from titles and abstracts only. Results were reported in accordance with PRISMA‐ScR guidelines.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results</jats:title><jats:p>Of the 3,805 titles and abstracts reviewed, 453 abstracts were included. A total of seven responsibilities were identified: (a) management of therapeutic and adverse effects of medication, (b) management of medication adherence, (c) management of patient medication self‐management, (d) management of patient education and information about medication, (e) prescription management, (f) medication safety management and (g) (transition of) care coordination. Within these responsibilities, all tasks performed by nurses were described.</jats:p></jats:sec>