[Prescriptions by nurses and the law on medications]. / La prescripción enfermera y la ley del medicamento.

To prescribe means to issue a professional health criteria directed towards a patient in order to select materials, products and/or medication administered as part of nursing care. To prescribe consists in fulfilling medication or a medical formula. At present times, the countries which authorize prescriptions by nurses are Australia, France, the USA, Canada, Botswana, Zambia, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Brazil. In Spain, studies show that nurses prescribe more than 200 pharmaceutical medications and other sanitary products every day; moreover, health professionals and management are aware of and approve this activity carried out by nurses.

La prescripción enfermera y la ley del medicamento / Prescriptions by nurses and the law on medications

Prescribir es emitir un criterio profesional sanitario dirigido al paciente para seleccionar materiales, productos y medicación, administrados en forma de cuidados de enfermería. Recetar consiste en cumplimentar un formulario de medicación. Actualmente, los países con prescripción enfermera autorizada son Australia, Francia, EEUU, Canadá, Bostwana, Zambia, Nueva Zelanda, Sudáfrica, Reino Unido, Irlanda y Brasil. En España, hay estudios que demuestran que las enfermeras prescriben más de 200 fármacos y productos sanitarios diariamente, con el conocimiento y beneplácito de los profesionales y gestores sanitarios(AU)

To prescribe means to issue a professional health criteria directed towards a patient in order to select materials, products and/or medication administered as part of nursing care. To prescribe consists in fulfilling medication or a medical formula. At present times, the countries which authorize prescriptions by nurses are Australia, France, the USA, Canada, Botswana, Zambia, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Brazil. In Spain, studies show that nurses prescribe more than 200 pharmaceutical medications and other sanitary products every day; moreover, health professionals and management are aware of and approve this activity carried out by nurses(AU)