Should nurses be allowed to prescribe medication?

**thamburan** · 11 February 2009, 20:45

Originally posted by nice75 View Post

This will be just like " giving mala to monkey"

Please dont insult..........comparing to doctors the only diffrence is that they have no MBBS

**thamburan** · 11 February 2009, 20:49

Originally posted by bikkubikku View Post

The research carried out by the University of Southampton, evaluated independent nurse prescribing is viewed positively by patients, doctors and nurses themselves, with patients citing accessibility as a major advantage when obtaining their medicine from a nurse rather than a doctor.

If some one would like to see a detailed evaluation report can click on the following link

http://www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/11/40/86/04114086.pdf

Yes I strongly agree with bikkubikku

**dokomo** · 24 November 2009, 19:56

no..i don't thnk so..

**eagle** · 25 November 2009, 06:19

not all the nurses..but if they have proper training and assessment why not,..?

**dfcols71** · 25 November 2009, 07:58

yes nurses should in extreme conditions and very difficult rural areas

**kumaranrar** · 13 December 2009, 06:18

again depens on the situation....currently government of India is making nurses to prescribe medicine in rural India for common ailments as there is scarcity of doctors....personally i dont feel there is anything wrong if nurses prescribe medicine for common ailments like fever but they should know when to refer the patients to a doctor

Should nurses be allowed to prescribe medication?

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