title: Nurse prescribing. Nurses' influence on GPs' prescribing.
abstract: This is the third Part in a series on a range of topics aimed at helping you to update your knowledge and assist you with your continuing professional development (PREP requirements).  The number of hours you spend studying the material in this article should be recorded in your professional portfolio (see Study Hours panel overleaf).
authors.affiliation: Pennine Medical Centre, Mossley, Greater, Manchester.
authors.forename: Dianne
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Burns
mesh_terms: D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000451:nursing* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017723:Drug Utilization Review; D004739:England; D005194:Family Practice / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017009:Professional Autonomy