Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 31 (2003): 101–118. © 2003 by the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics. he Mayday Scholars Program for 2001–2002 provided an opportunity to boards of nursing to present their experiences in monitoring the prescribing practices of advanced practice nurses and to research ways for improving their own investigation processes as professional disciplinary age...

Nurse practitioners have become an increasingly important part of the US medical workforce as they have gained greater practice authority through state-level regulatory changes. This study investigates one labor market impact of this large change in nurse practitioner regulation. Using data from the National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses and a dataset of state-level nurse practitioner pres...

Although originally developed for primary care, nurse prescribing is being extended to hospitals. A range of developments has made it increasingly relevant to hospital-based nurses, and it should enable them to provide more effective care. However, nurses must be aware of a number of professional issues to ensure prescribing is extended for the benefit of patients rather than other professional...

PURPOSE In Australia, nurse practitioner (NP) services are a relatively new development with little being known about the prescribing practices of Australian NPs. The aim of this study was to conduct the first national study of Australian NP prescribing practices. DATA SOURCES Focus groups were conducted to inform construction of an electronic survey that was available for all NPs and NP cand...

PURPOSE This article aims to discuss the growth of mental health nurse (MHN) prescribing in the United Kingdom as an exemplar for readers to compare progress in their own countries and context. This study also aims to provide a historical overview of this process in the United Kingdom where MHNs prescribe safely and competently. CONCLUSIONS Finally, evidence has shown that MHNs with prescript...

Nurses have gained increasing recognition over the past few years for their role in managing patients' respiratory care. The responsibility for many decisions, specifically treatment choice, are consequently now driven by this key group. The forthcoming general medical services contract, combined with the introduction of both formulary and supplementary nurse prescribing in the past two years, ...

OBJECTIVE This study identifies the capability, knowledge, and satisfaction of oncology nurses in Spain after approval of the nurse prescribing law in 2006. METHODS A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 140 nurses in three cancer centers in Catalonia, Spain, by using convenience sampling method. The principal variables of this study were nurse satisfaction, knowledge about w...

A nurse-led prescribing scheme in a children's hospital has resulted in children receiving the drugs they need more promptly and greatly reduced nurses' reliance on verbal prescriptions from medical staff.