The NUPHAC-EU Framework for Nurses’ Role in Interprofessional Pharmaceutical Care: Cross-Sectional Evaluation in Europe

Elyne De Baetselier, Bart Van Rompaey, Nienke E. Dijkstra, Carolien G. Sino, Kevin Akerman, Luis M. Batalha, Maria I. D. Fernandez, Izabela Filov, Vigdis A. Grøndahl, Jana Heczkova, Ann Karin Helgesen, Sarah Keeley, Petros Kolovos, Gero Langer, Sabina Ličen, Manuel Lillo-Crespo, Alba Malara, Hana Padyšáková, Mirko Prosen, Dorina Pusztai, Bence Raposa, Jorge Riquelme-Galindo, Jana Rottková, Francesco Talarico, Styliani Tziaferi and Tinne Dilles
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Elyne De Baetselier: Centre for Research and Innovation in Care (CRIC), Nurse and Pharmaceutical Care (NuPhaC), Department of Nursing and Midwifery Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, 2610 Antwerp, Belgium
Bart Van Rompaey: Centre for Research and Innovation in Care (CRIC), Nurse and Pharmaceutical Care (NuPhaC), Department of Nursing and Midwifery Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, 2610 Antwerp, Belgium
Nienke E. Dijkstra: Research Group Care for the Chronically III, University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
Carolien G. Sino: Research Group Care for the Chronically III, University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
Kevin Akerman: Department of Nursing, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
Luis M. Batalha: Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), 3046851 Coimbra, Portugal
Maria I. D. Fernandez: Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), 3046851 Coimbra, Portugal
Izabela Filov: Higer Medical School, University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 7000 Bitola, North Macedonia
Vigdis A. Grøndahl: Faculty of Health and Welfare, Østfold University College, 1757 Halden, Norway
Jana Heczkova: First Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Nursing Theory and Practice, Charles University, 11000 Prague, Czech Republic
Ann Karin Helgesen: Faculty of Health and Welfare, Østfold University College, 1757 Halden, Norway
Sarah Keeley: Department of Nursing and Clinical Science, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth BH12 5BB, UK
Petros Kolovos: Department of Nursing, University of Peloponnese, 22100 Tripolis, Greece
Gero Langer: Medical Faculty, Institute of Health and Nursing Science, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06108 Halle/Saale, Germany
Sabina Ličen: Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Primorska, 6310 Izola, Slovenia
Manuel Lillo-Crespo: Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain
Alba Malara: ANASTE-Humanitas Foundation, 00192 Rome, Italy
Hana Padyšáková: Faculty of Nursing and Professional Health Studies, Slovak Medical University in Bratislava, 83101 Bratislava, Slovakia
Mirko Prosen: Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Primorska, 6310 Izola, Slovenia
Dorina Pusztai: Institute of Nursing Sciences, Basic Health Sciences and Health Visiting, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pécs, 7621 Pécs, Hungary
Bence Raposa: Institute of Nursing Sciences, Basic Health Sciences and Health Visiting, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pécs, 7621 Pécs, Hungary
Jorge Riquelme-Galindo: Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain
Jana Rottková: Faculty of Nursing and Professional Health Studies, Slovak Medical University in Bratislava, 83101 Bratislava, Slovakia
Francesco Talarico: ANASTE-Humanitas Foundation, 00192 Rome, Italy
Styliani Tziaferi: Department of Nursing, University of Peloponnese, 22100 Tripolis, Greece
Tinne Dilles: Centre for Research and Innovation in Care (CRIC), Nurse and Pharmaceutical Care (NuPhaC), Department of Nursing and Midwifery Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, 2610 Antwerp, Belgium

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 15, 1-26

Abstract: Clear role descriptions promote the quality of interprofessional collaboration. Currently, it is unclear to what extent healthcare professionals consider pharmaceutical care (PC) activities to be nurses’ responsibility in order to obtain best care quality. This study aimed to create and evaluate a framework describing potential nursing tasks in PC and to investigate nurses’ level of responsibility. A framework of PC tasks and contextual factors was developed based on literature review and previous DeMoPhaC project results. Tasks and context were cross-sectionally evaluated using an online survey in 14 European countries. A total of 923 nurses, 240 physicians and 199 pharmacists responded. The majority would consider nurses responsible for tasks within: medication self-management (86–97%), patient education (85–96%), medication safety (83–95%), monitoring adherence (82–97%), care coordination (82–95%), and drug monitoring (78–96%). The most prevalent level of responsibility was ‘with shared responsibility’. Prescription management tasks were considered to be nurses’ responsibility by 48–81% of the professionals. All contextual factors were indicated as being relevant for nurses’ role in PC by at least 74% of the participants. No task nor contextual factor was removed from the framework after evaluation. This framework can be used to enable healthcare professionals to openly discuss allocation of specific (shared) responsibilities and tasks.

Keywords: nursing; medicines management; medicines optimization; patient safety; interprofessional collaboration; nurses’ responsibility; nurses’ tasks (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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