Prescriptive authority for nurses: The Canadian perspective

Perspectives in Psychiatric Care

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-8

  Forchuk, Cheryl ^a,b   Kohr, Rosemary ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Advanced practice nursing; Canada; Medical directives; Nurse practitioner; Prescriptive authority

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CERTIFICATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGAL ASPECT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PUBLIC HEALTH;

CANADA; CERTIFICATION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; PRESCRIPTIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING;

EID: 58149350280     PISSN: 00315990     EISSN: 17446163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6163.2009.00194.x     Document Type: Article

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