title: Nurse prescribing. Modifying drug dosage and timing.
abstract: In the third of this six-part series, Alexandra Hopkins illustrates the changes in practices and responsibilities which will be typical for the prescribing nurse by drawing on the example of the nurse for the terminally ill. She emphasises that these changes are not synonymous with notions of 'the extended role'. They represent an entirely new concept in responsibility which will not be offered as an optional extra to groups of specialist community nurses but as part of their fundamental functions. Education remains the crucial factor in adequate preparation for the new role.
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authors: Hopkins
mesh_terms: D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000451:nursing*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations