Nursing Practitioners and their Narcotics drugs Prescription

Nursing Practitioners and their Narcotics drugs Prescription

Introduction

It has been estimated that the health problems of 67 to90 per cent of people who seek primary care could be managed effectively by nurse practitioners (NPs).While such estimates have implications for consumer health care access and costs, their application is limited by the extent to which NPs are permitted by law, of assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. The major dimension of treatment that traditionally has been prohibited by statute from NP practice is the narcotic prescription of drugs. Administrative rule, and/or organizational policy to carry out the full primary ...