Nurse practitioner and midwife prescribing in Australia
Nurse practitioner and midwife prescribing in Australia
Date
2012-11
Authors
Raven, Melissa Kendall
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Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Primary Health Care Research & Information Service
Abstract
There is an increasing trend worldwide for nurses and other non-medical healthcare
professionals to be accorded the right to prescribe drugs. In Australia, nurse
practitioners and eligible midwives have gained prescribing privileges in recent
years. This RESEARCH ROUNDup examines their prescribing patterns and the
evidence about the effectiveness and safety of nurse and midwife prescribing.
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Keywords
Public health,
Health professionals,
Pharmaceutical services
Citation
Raven, M., 2012. Nurse practitioner and midwife prescribing in Australia. RESEARCH ROUNDUp, Issue 26, November 2012.