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ArticleHuman resources for health2021

'She taught me': factors consumers find important in nurse practitioner and pharmacist prescriber services.

Tara N Officer, Jackie Cumming, Karen McBride-Henry

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Article in Human resources for health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  1. Exploring consumer experiences of pharmacist prescribing - a scoping review.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Tara N OfficerHealth Services Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington, Pipitea Campus, PO Box 600, Wellington, New Zealand. tara.officer@vuw.ac.nz.ORCID 0000-0002-2322-2525
Jackie CummingHealth Services Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington, Pipitea Campus, PO Box 600, Wellington, New Zealand.
Karen McBride-HenrySchool of Nursing, Midwifery, and Health Practice, Victoria University of Wellington, Newtown Campus, PO Box 7625, Wellington, New Zealand.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAdvanced practitioner services, such as those nurse practitioners and pharmacist prescribers provide, are an opportunity to improve health care delivery. In New Zealand, these practitioners remain underutilised, despite research suggesting they offer safe and effective care, and considerable international literature recording patient satisfaction with these roles. This study aimed to explore factors underlying consumer satisfaction with primary health care nurse practitioner and pharmacist prescriber services.

methodsAs part of a larger realist evaluation, 21 individuals receiving advanced practitioner services participated in semi-structured interviews. These interviews were transcribed and coded against context-mechanism-outcome configurations tested and refined throughout the research.

resultsStudy findings emphasise the importance of consumer confidence in the provider as a mechanism for establishing advanced practitioner roles. Underlying this confidence is a recognition that these practitioners work in a more accessible manner, engage at the individual's 'level', and operate with passion.

conclusionsThis research offers learnings to re-engineer service delivery within primary health care to make best use of the entire health care team by including consumers in the design and introduction of new roles.

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Nurse PractitionersPharmacistsFemaleHumansPatient Care TeamPatient SatisfactionPrimary Health CareConsumer/patient perspectiveNon-medical prescribingNurse practitionerPatient-centred carePharmacist prescriberRealist evaluation

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PMID33771187
PMCPMC8004467

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