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Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 12:53
PM
Subject: Nurse consultant=nurse
prescriber
Dear All
Can I start a debate on the usefulness of Nurse
prescriber status in OH..?
The job description for the Nurse Consultant role
in the NHS OH Service in Stoke on Trent requires that the successful applicant
be a nurse prescriber or be willing to undertake the training.
The training for this role is substantial,
requiring the person to become knowledgeable about a formulary of drugs which
are unlikely to be used in OH practice.The responsibility is onerous. The cost
in terms of time and money means that this training is not likely to be
undertaken by anyone outside the NHS
OH Nurses can quite legally administer a
range of drugs to un-named persons under Patient Group Directives, signed by a
Physician. As in an NHS OH Department there is likely to be a physician,
what added value does this qualification give to the department or the person
concerned?
Is this possibly to allow the Nurse
Consultant parity with Nurse Consultants in
other NHS specialities, where the ability to prescribe might be more
relevant?
Comments please.
(Are there any nurse prescribers out there
working in OH?)
Diane
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