title: A review of prescriptive authority for nurse practitioners.
abstract: Nurse practitioners in many states continue to struggle to gain prescriptive authority. Independent prescriptive authority holds in a small number of states. In states that grant prescriptive privileges, nurse practitioners battle strict regulations and mandatory supervision by a physician. The article reviews prescriptive authority for practitioners, interpretation of legislation, barriers to prescribing practice, and current trends.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Craig
mesh_terms: D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000639:trends; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D014481:United States