Prescribing patterns of nurse practitioners in Canada

Sangster-Gormley, Esther

doi:10.1503/cmaj.150913

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“…The legal NP scope of practice (i.e., what NPs are authorized to do) is defined through provincial legislation (i.e., nursing acts), with NP roles expanding in many provinces over the years [9]. In Ontario, for example, NP's authority to prescribe prior to 2010 was restricted to a pre-approved list of drugs or renewing drugs first prescribed by physicians [22]. Since then, their prescribing privileges have expanded to more classes of Starting Somewhere: Advanced Practice Nursing in Canada DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.110245 drugs, including controlled drugs/substances [22].…”

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“…In Ontario, for example, NP's authority to prescribe prior to 2010 was restricted to a pre-approved list of drugs or renewing drugs first prescribed by physicians [22]. Since then, their prescribing privileges have expanded to more classes of Starting Somewhere: Advanced Practice Nursing in Canada DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.110245 drugs, including controlled drugs/substances [22]. Today, all provinces and territories have NP legislation in place [9].…”

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Starting Somewhere: Advanced Practice Nursing in Canada

Balcom¹

2023

New Research in Nursing - Education and Practice

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Many countries are capitalizing on nurses with advanced degrees or practice experience to increase patients’ access to healthcare. In Canada, there are two advanced practice nursing roles – nurse practitioners (NPs) and clinical nurse specialists (CNS). While both NPs and CNSs are knowledgeable nursing leaders who make important contributions to the healthcare system, only NPs have a protected title and are separately licensed from registered nurses (RNs). In this chapter, the author explores how entry-level-competencies (ELCs) are essential to the separate licensure of NPs. The author also argues how ELCs may increase NPs’ role recognition and effective use in the Canadian healthcare system.

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Starting Somewhere: Advanced Practice Nursing in Canada

Balcom¹

2023

New Research in Nursing - Education and Practice

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“…One approach taken by policymakers is to increase the role of specialist nurses, those with a postgraduate degree in nursing who can order and interpret diagnostic tests, diagnose patients, and prescribe medication for them. [ 7 ]…”

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Nurses’ Experiences of Practical Challenges Associated with Nurses’ Prescription: A Qualitative Study

Jodaki,

Abbasi,

Nayeri

2024

Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research

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Background: Because nurse prescription has numerous benefits for the health systems, in many countries around the world, nurses are given the right to prescribe medication. In Iran, the role of nurses in prescription drugs is not well understood, and nurses face various challenges in this regard. Materials and Methods: A qualitative content analysis methodology based on the Graneheim and Lundman model was used. Thirteen nurses working in medical wards of hospitals affiliated with the Tehran University of Medical Science were selected to participate in this study by purposeful sampling. Participants were interviewed via telephone using a semi-structured tool. After thirteen interviews, data saturation was reached. Data collection was undertaken between April 2020 and April 2021. Results: The results of this study are summarized in one theme, four categories, and ten subcategories. The theme extracted from the data analysis was “the practical challenges of nurse prescription,” which included four main categories: structure challenges, personnel-related barriers, interprofessional separation, and society’s attitudes. Conclusions: The results of this study explain the barriers and practical challenges of nurse prescription in Iran. Identifying these challenges and barriers provides the necessary evidence for policymakers to remove and adjust these challenges and barriers. Moreover, the elimination of identified challenges will help nurses better perform their new roles and develop the nursing scope and profession.

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Prescribing patterns of nurse practitioners in Canada

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Starting Somewhere: Advanced Practice Nursing in Canada

Starting Somewhere: Advanced Practice Nursing in Canada

Nurses’ Experiences of Practical Challenges Associated with Nurses’ Prescription: A Qualitative Study

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