[The prescribing rights of registered nurses in Canada].
In order to improve the performance of the healthcare system in Canada, registered nurses have been given the right to prescribe. The Canadian Nurses Association played a central role in the implementation of this change by developing a national reference framework, now available to Canadian provinces and territories.
Association des infirmières et infirmiers du Canada, 50, Driveway, Ottawa ON, K2P 1E2, Canada. Electronic address: jroussel@cna-aiic.ca.
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D002170:Canada; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D012956:Societies, Nursing
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