title: Moral, ethical and professional issues in prescribing emergency contraception.
abstract: Hugh McDonald is an emergency nurse practitioner with the authority to manage a defined group of patients who present to A&E with a specific range of complaints and injuries. Investigation, diagnosis and treatment are carried out independently and include documentation and prescription of specific drugs.
authors.affiliation: Glasgow Royal Infirmary A&E Department.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: McDonald
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003281:Contraceptives, Postcoital; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D004630:Emergencies; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D014933:Women's Rights
chemical_list: D003281:Contraceptives, Postcoital