title: How increased nurse prescribing can improve stoma care practice.
abstract: Stoma care nurse specialists have a comprehensive knowledge of the range and use of stoma-related products, yet few are actually nurse prescribers. This article looks at why stoma care nurse specialists should consider becoming nurse prescribers and also examines ways to assist prescribing decisions.
authors.affiliation: South Birmingham Primary Care Trust.
authors.forename: Penny
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D002017:Budgets; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000379:methods; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D010030:Ostomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000451:nursing*; D055656:Prescriptions; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D011787:Quality of Health Care