Guidelines on prescriptive authority for nurses

Overview

By ICN

The purpose of these guidelines is to facilitate a common understanding of nurse prescribing to inform policymakers, educators, regulators, healthcare planners, nurses, and other healthcare professionals. The paper recognises the diversity that currently defines nurse prescribing by describing current practice and nurse prescribing models globally. The emphasis in this guidance paper is on common principles and best practice as prescriptive authority for nurses becomes an increasingly important component of their scope of practice and role contributions to support health.