Nurses to gain extended rights to prescribe drugs.
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From April nurses in England will be able to prescribe from an extended list of medications. The number and type of drugs in the nurse prescribing formulary will include nine oral antibiotics. The government hopes that by increasing what is available for nurses to prescribe will help patients to get the treatment they need more quickly.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Nursing management
دوره 8 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002