Table 1
Numbers reporting prescriptions and prescription-related tasks as difficult during PG1 (N = 211)
|
Prescribing difficulty |
Number (%) |
|---|---|
|
Warfarin |
35 (16.6) |
|
Controlled drugs |
33 (15.6) |
|
Insulin sliding scale |
25 (11.8) |
|
Medications administered via syringe driver |
25 (11.8) |
|
Dosing of medications |
22 (10.4) |
|
Heparin infusions |
20 (9.5) |
|
Medications administered as continuous infusions |
17 (8.1) |
|
Medications with reducing regimens |
12 (5.7) |
|
Antibiotics |
10 (4.7) |
|
Medications for discharge |
10 (4.7) |
Only the ten most frequently reported tasks are displayed
Fig. 1
Frequency of undertaking practical prescription related tasks during PG1 (N = 211) IM intramuscular; SC subcutaneous; IV intravenous; webBNF web-based British National Formulary. Legend refers to number of times each task was undertaken during PG1
Fig. 2
Frequency of prescribing to specialist groups during PG1 (N = 123) Legend refers to number of times each task was undertaken during PG1
Table 2
Percentage frequency of those counselling patients for medications and medication related devices (N = 211)
|
Medication/device |
Frequency of counselling (%) [N = 211] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Never |
Infrequently |
Frequently | |
|
Warfarin |
4.4 |
49.0 |
46.6 |
|
Antibiotics |
13.5 |
35.8 |
50.7 |
|
Inhalers |
20.9 |
43.1 |
35.4 |
|
Steroids |
24.5 |
46.4 |
29.1 |
|
Aspirin |
20.5 |
51.2 |
28.3 |
|
Antihypertensives |
26.7 |
46.1 |
27.2 |
|
Peak flow meter |
22.3 |
52.4 |
25.2 |
|
Insulin |
27.1 |
48.3 |
24.6 |
|
Nebulizer use |
35.3 |
40.1 |
24.6 |
|
GTN spray |
19.5 |
56.6 |
23.9 |
|
Statins |
31.7 |
46.8 |
21.5 |
|
Bisphosphonates |
55.8 |
39.8 |
4.4 |
|
Methotrexate |
82.0 |
16.5 |
1.5 |
Never 0 times during PG1, Infrequently 1–9 times during PG1, Frequently greater than 10 times during PG1
Fig. 3
Number not comfortable to prescribe medications at the end of PG1 (N = 123)
