Prescribing and the epilepsy specialist nurse.
Increasingly, the epilepsy nurse specialist has become an integral part of the specialist epilepsy team. Nurse specialists, who practice at an advanced level, frequently advise patients on diagnosis and antiepileptic drug changes. The inclusion of antiepileptic drugs to the nurse Prescribing Formulary would allow specialist nurses to provide a more enhanced service to patients.
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Department of Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, University College Hospitals NHS Trust, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK. patricia.hosking@uclh.org
D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010346:Patient Care Management / Q000379:methods*; D017009:Professional Autonomy