title: Prescribing practices of advanced practice psychiatric nurses: Part I--Demographic, educational, and practice characteristics.
abstract: This study was designed to identify and describe the prescribing practices of advanced practice psychiatric nurses. Part I describes the demographic, educational, and clinical setting characteristics. A survey method was used with N = 88 nurses representing seven different states. Nurse prescribers were: younger than nonprescribers, employed in community mental health settings, and voluntarily using a consulting physician arrangement. Limitations on practice included: statute formulary, controlled substances, and formulary/protocols with a consulting physician. Results suggest nurses' prescribing practices are used in outpatient settings, viewed as conservative, with a value on physician collaboration even in the absence of legal mandates.
authors.affiliation: Yale University School of Nursing, 100 Church Street South, New Haven, CT 06536-0740, USA. Sandra.talley@yale.edu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Talley
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Richens
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017723:Drug Utilization Review; D004522:Educational Status; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States