title: Establishing a collaborative psychopharmacology practice: practical considerations.
abstract: Prescriptive authority for the advanced practice psychiatric nurse (APPN) is accompanied by the following advantages: expanded treatment repertoire, increased marketability due to the practicality of having one provider for psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy, and increased collaboration with colleagues. The disadvantages associated with prescriptive authority include: increased professional responsibility and associated liability, labor intensity due to continuing educational demands, medical record documentation, and time-consuming dialogues with referring clinicians. A preexisting relationship between the APPN and the psychiatrist that is based on mutual respect and similarities in treatment philosophies and ethical issues positively influence outcomes.
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authors.lastname: Grimaldi
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authors.lastname: Cousins
mesh_terms: D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D006123:Group Practice / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011600:Psychopharmacology / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States