Prescriptive authority has been strictly in control within the realm of the medical profession for a long time (Fisher, 2010). However, prescriptive authority has become a reality amongst certain nurses in dozens of countries in response to growing demands for health care (Creedon et al., 2015;Delamaire & Lafortune, 2010). Nurse prescription has experienced a long process of development and was implemented at different times in different countries. It initially developed slowly, and was first introduced in the state of Idaho, America in 1969 (Fletcher et al., 2011). Since this first introduction, it has rapidly evolved globally over the past two decades.Literature has shown that not only could nurse prescription provide quicker service, improvements in quality, efficient patient care and continuity of care for patients (Courtenay et al., 2011;Tinelli et al., 2013) but also could make better utilization of the nurses' professional skills and knowledge (Phillips & Wilkinson, 2015) and increase nurses' autonomy and job satisfaction (Carey et al., 2009). Despite these, nurse prescribing has not yet been introduced widely in China.