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Author  |
Poot, Betty; Nelson, Katherine; Zonneveld, Rebecca; Weatherall, Mark |
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Title |
Potentially inappropriate medicine prescribing by nurse practitioners in New Zealand |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2020 |
Publication |
Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners |
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JAANP |
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Volume |
32 |
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3 |
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220-228 |
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Keywords |
Nurse prescribing; Nurse practitioners; Potentially inappropriate medicines (PIM); Older people |
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Abstract |
Reports the prescribing of potentially-inappropriate medicines (PIM) to older adults (> 65 years). Undertakes a subset analysis of data from the Ministry of Health pharmaceutical collection for the years 2013-2015. Includes nurse practitioner (NP) registration number, medicines dispensed, patient age, gender and NZ Deprivation level. Uses the Beers 2015 criteria to identify PIM. Details the medicines most commonly inappropriately prescribed. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1768 |
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