Community mental health nurses and authority to prescribe medications: The way forward?

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 175-182

  McCann, T V ^a   Baker, H ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community; Medications; Mental health nurses; Nurse practitioner; Prescribing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING;

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING;

EID: 0036550356     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2850.2002.00454.x     Document Type: Article

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