Continued treatment is essential for health, but lines to see doctors can be long, discouraging patients and often leaving them feeling helpless. Meanwhile, there is a functional solution that allows you to efficiently get a prescription, among others to drugs previously prescribed by specialists. According to the regulations, the prescription can be issued by a nurse.
- The nurse has the right to write out a prescription for medications previously prescribed to the patient by a doctor
- According to the regulations, after the examination, the nurse may also issue a prescription on his own, e.g. for painkillers and antibiotics
- The nursing prescription can also be used by patients using blood glucose test strips, foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses and specialized dressings.
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The Digital Nurses Association reminded on its Facebook profile about the solution, which they can use, among others patients taking medications from specialist doctors. According to the regulations, prescriptions can be issued not only by doctors but also by nurses, and the list of medications they can prescribe is really long.
As part of extending medical prescriptions, nurses may prescribe:
- drugs for diseases of the nervous system
- drugs for diseases of the digestive system
- medications for cardiovascular diseases
- drugs for diseases of the genitourinary system
- drugs for diseases of the endocrine system
- drugs for diseases of the muscular skeletal system
When applying for a prescription to a nurse, however, it must be remembered that, as part of the renewal of medical prescriptions, she cannot prescribe drugs that contain very strong substances, narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances.
The nurse will test and prescribe painkillers on your own
Nurses can also issue prescriptions for medical devices that are necessary for continued treatment and foods for particular nutritional uses that are often used by seniors.
What is important, Nurses can also prescribe medications themselves, but must first perform a physical examination of the patientas Digital Nurses wrote on their Facebook:
Many patients wait a long time in line to see their doctor to receive a prescription for their regular medications. Did you know that a nurse can continue to prescribe medication prescribed by a doctor? Additionally can write a prescription for some drugs on his own after the initial examination of the patient.
Digital Nurses added that “as part of the independent provision of preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic and rehabilitation services, the nurse can independently prescribe medications from some groups«, Which include:
- painkillers and sedatives
- antibiotics
- antiemetic drugs
- bronchodilators
- drugs for anemia, vitamins and milk replacer diet preparations
- local anesthetics
- infusion fluids
People who want to get a prescription for blood glucose meter strips do not have to stand in the line to see the doctor. A prescription can also be issued by a nurse – just like for specialist dressings and the aforementioned foods for special nutritional uses.