Can advanced practice nurses prescribe medicine?
Yes, if they have the necessary education and have obtained a certificate to prescribe. A law passed in 2000 created the Committee on Prescriptive Governance to establish an approved listing of drugs that may be prescribed by advanced practice nurses. The committee consists of advanced practice nurses, physicians and pharmacists. The listing has been developed, and advanced practice nurses began prescribing medications in 2002. 9/7/2010 Law You Can Use is a weekly consumer legal information column provided by the Ohio State Bar Association. This article was prepared by Renee Mallett, Esq., Director of Patient Safety at The Ohio State University Medical Center.
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