title: Nurse prescribing in mental health.
abstract: This article presents a suggested clinical management plan for a community psychiatric nurse who is prescribing for older adults with mental health needs. The scope of the clinical management plan and the attendant professional and legal responsibilities are discussed. An antidepressant medication review is used to illustrate mental health prescribing decisions.
authors.affiliation: Older Persons Mental Health Team, Ravenscraig Hospital, Greenock, Inverclyde. Austyn.Snowden@renver-pct.scot.nhs.uk
authors.forename: A W A
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Snowden
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019091:Critical Pathways / Q000458:organization & administration; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000451:nursing; D016903:Drug Monitoring / Q000451:nursing; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D020380:Needs Assessment; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018579:Patient Selection; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents