Supplementary prescribing in mental health nursing.
Nurse prescribing is now possible in mental health care settings since the introduction of supplementary prescribing. The impact that supplementary prescribing will have on mental health service users, mental health services, mental health nurses and their educational preparation needs to be addressed by service providers, higher education institutions and workforce development confederations.
D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000191:economics; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods*