Nurse prescribing: the future

Humphries, Jennifer; Green, Joyce

doi:10.1007/978-1-349-14722-9_9

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“…The nonmedical prescribing initiative began in the United Kingdom with nurse, midwife, and health visitor prescribing. Humphries and Green (2002) noted that as far back as 1980 the UK Royal College of Nursing was advocating that registered nurses should be allowed to prescribe medicines. However, it was not until the publication of the Cumberlege Report in 1986 that it first achieved government policy status (Department of Health and Social Security, 1986).…”

Section: Mhns and Their Role In Prescribing Psychotropic Medicationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Prescribing by Mental Health Nurses: The UK Perspective

Hemingway

Ely

2009

Perspectives in Psychiatric Care

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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 prescriptive authority are competent when prescribing when compared to psychiatrists. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS. Despite organizational barriers and educational concerns, MHN prescribing is becoming embedded in the healthcare context in the United Kingdom.

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Section: Mhns and Their Role In Prescribing Psychotropic Medicationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Prescribing by Mental Health Nurses: The UK Perspective

Hemingway

Ely

2009

Perspectives in Psychiatric Care

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“…2001). Humphries and Green (2002) cited the possible resistance that nurse prescribers may experience from other healthcare professionals. Nurse prescribing represents a major challenge to the traditional medical hierarchy, with the potential to cause conflict (Baird 2000).…”

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“…If this money is to be spent efficiently, the challenge is to identify which skills are required for effective prescribing and to promote concordance with medication regimes. The 17.5 million adults with chronic diseases in the UK (Mullally 2004) are a particular prescribing concern as the majority of prescriptions are thought to be for such conditions (Humphries & Green 2002). Approximately half of all prescriptions are taken incorrectly (Audit Commission 2001).…”

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Nurse prescribers: who are they and how do they perceive their role?

Bradley¹,

Campbell²,

Nolan³

2005

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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Respondents appeared balanced in their perceptions of this innovation and what it could realistically achieve. They were not indifferent to the many short and long-term problems that need to be resolved before it can be claimed to have become embedded in practice. The success of non-medical prescribing may depend on organizational support, coupled with a robust continuing professional development strategy for all nurse prescribers.

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“…Currently a GP who signs a prescription for a patient he has not seen, will bear the responsibility for problems that may arise from that action, nurses would also have a share in that responsibility. 16 The minority of nurses (20%) who have not had formal training and their delegating GP, could be vulnerable to criticism from their professional bodies and a court of law. This could also apply to nurses who have undergone formal training, but not had a recent update.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%