Does drug prescribing by a nurse is one of the important issues which attention has been focused on increasingly.Is Nurse drug prescribing a correct performance?
If yes, when and in what drugs?
Would not say so. My student did a small study about the health-care staff's inclination to suggest drugs to elderly in the nursing home. There was a negative correlation between the staff's suggested use of prescription drugs (and actual prescription) and knowledge about drugs.
Dear Nader,
It was a master thesis and is unpublished in Swedish
I think it all depend on each country legislation on drug prescription, health professionals' roles and evidence of adequate/appropriate training/certification of health professionals including nurses in drug prescription. Many territories are reviewing their drug legislation, to accommodate more health professionals in drug prescription. Meeting populations need, with minimal or non-delay and without compromising standard of care, and optimizing the use of resources including health professional/manpower is increasingly becoming a factor for consideration in health care services delivery worldwide
If the question refers to prescribing by an RN with a diploma or bachelor's degree, then in the U.S., prescribing is not appropriate. But, if the question refers also to advanced practice nurses, particularly nurse practitioners, then in the U.S., there is a significant amount of nurse prescribing and some evidence base to support it as an effective practice though some have raised concerns about the quality of the comparative studies of advanced practice nurse vs. physician prescribing. You might find the following link interesting: http://ispub.com/IJHCA/5/2/3313
http://ispub.com/IJHCA/5/2/3313
When the education is at the level of a physician's in pharmacology then somebody else can prescribe the drugs, if not then it should be under a physician's supervision.
Under physician supervision it's okay.but definitely not as routine practuce
Dear Anjala,
You are right. But, what is your opinion in emergency conditions when there isn't any physician?
Hi nader, the first aid part is done by the nurses.the emergency conditions should always be b6 the incharge ph