title: Employer resistance to state authorized prescriptive authority for NPs. Results from a pilot study.
abstract: For many years NPs have worked to change the state regulations that restricted their ability to prescribe medications. Now, as the majority of states have removed sanctions against NP prescribing, attention is needed to monitor the implementation of the regulatory changes. Findings from this study indicate that some employers continue arbitrary practice restrictions on NP prescribing even after legislative reforms.
authors.affiliation: Medical Information Systems Unit, Boston University Medical Center, MA.
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Mahoney
mesh_terms: D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004651:Employment / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007885:Legislation, Pharmacy; D008404:Massachusetts; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires