Open AccessEvaluation of the use of a handheld prescribing card in supporting Foundation year one doctors in End of Life (EOL) prescribing
Author(s) -
Natalie Walker,
Cathy Sherratt
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
mededpublish
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2312-7996
DOI - 10.15694/mep.2019.000157.1
Subject(s) - intervention (counseling) , psychological intervention , palliative care , medicine , feeling , foundation (evidence) , distress , nursing , end of life care , family medicine , psychology , social psychology , history , clinical psychology , archaeology
Results 25 doctors completed questionnaires; a response rate 86%. Almost half routinely used the card. 40% were not yet prescribing for EOL situations at the time of the study because of their specific job rotation (e.g. ophthalmology). The commonest motivator was accessibility. All doctors reported increased confidence in prescribing and approximately three quarters said it enhanced practice. "Usefulness" was the commonest free-response descriptor. Feelings included it being a good reference and preventing errors. A development idea included an electronic version.
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