Qld nurse practitioners authorised to prescribe medication
Two Redland Hospital nurse practitioners have been authorised to prescribe medications in a Queensland first.
Health Minister Stephen Robertson said the Health Management Protocol would govern the prescription of medications by nurse practitioners.
The Redland Hospital protocol, developed with assistance from a multi-disciplinary hospital team, will be used as a reference for other nurse practitioners across the state.
In Australia, there are nurse practitioners working in many different areas, such as mental health, emergency care, palliative care, diabetes, neurosurgery, community health, cardiology, continence, oncology, pain management, nephrology, orthopaedics and aged care.