A Conceptual Framework of Professional Identity enhanced Reflective Evidence Based Practice Professional Role Taking by Dutch Diabetes Specialist Nurse Prescribers. A Grounded Theory Approach.

Introduction and background In the Netherlands, supplementary prescribing authority was granted to Bachelor level registered specialist nurses in 2014. A team of Dutch diabetes specialist nurse prescribers, in preparation for the prescriber role, was facilitated in their self-imposed quest to master evidence based practice competencies to substantiate their clinical decisions and contend with physicians doubting their prescribing competency. This provided the opportunity to investigate how these nurse prescribers act to achieve this implementation and learn from their experiences. Aims The stu... Mehr ...