Home healthcare nurses in their roles as caregivers, educators and administrators of medications are particularly well positioned to act on a preventive way to be alert of adverse drug reactions. However, knowledge about medication and a professional attitude is required. To describe medication-related knowledge and perspectives of Dutch home healthcare nurses regarding frequent used medication by older people.
A cross-sectional study was conducted among home healthcare nurses
(n=146) in the Netherlands based on the ten most frequently used drugs by older
people.