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Nurse prescribing was first suggested by the Royal Collage of nursing (RCN) in 1980, it was to take another six years for it to become part of the government’s agenda with the Cumberlege Report in 1986 (Department of Health and Social Security (DHSS)(1986). These two report

Nurse prescribing has an important contribution to make in improving the service to patient’s clients within the primary health care setting, its benefits was highlighted in the crown

For nurses extending their role to include prescribing there is much to consider. Revelay (1999) states that, accountability involves an individual giving an account of their actions with the rationale and explanation given for these actions. The decisions regarding boundaries of practice are firmly placed in the hands of the individual practitioner (Carlisle 1992). Accountability means being able to justify any actions and accepting responsibility for them, and is an integral part of nursing practice (Rowe 2000) The NMC Code of Professional Conduct (2004) states that a nurse is personally accountable for her practice, has a duty of care to patients and must work within the laws of the country.

The implications and effects on patients waiting long hours to be seen in the ED are immense. In a recent study done over five years in Ontario hospitals showed the risk of adverse events and even deaths increased with the length of stay in the ED (Science Daily, 2011). When EDs become overcrowded the quality of care changes and declines; which is extremely dangerous. Authors of the study calculated that if ED length of stay was cut by only an hour that 150 fewer Ontarians would die each year (Science Daily, 2011). Wait times can also negatively affect patients financially, untreated medical conditions can lead to reduced productivity and inability to work leading to increased financial strains (Fraser Institute, 2014). As well as delayed access to care can result in more complex interventions needed. Therefore an initiative is needed to provide patients with timely, efficient care when accessing

Nurse prescribing was first recommended, by the RCN, in 1980 and became part of the government’s policy agenda in 1986 with the Cumberlege Report (DH 1986). Further, the Crown Report (DH 1989) advocated prescribing by trained community nurses from a limited formulary. Legislation was introduced in 1992 -The Medicinal Products: Prescription By Nurses Act, 1992 followed by secondary legislation,

In the UK, nurse prescribing was born out of the need to increase efficiency in the NHS by making best use of its resources. Nurse-led services are one means of improving healthcare provision and a string of legislative change has gradually broadened the scope of nurse prescribing in the UK. (Courtenay et al 2007).

It doesn’t take someone smart to figure out that, our healthcare isn’t the best in the world. Anu Partanen author The Fake Freedom of American Health care wants to persuade her audience to believe that American health care isn’t that good, however that’s not what the U.S. government wants you to believe. The author says “Americans pay much more than people in other countries but do not get significantly better results.” Now if you're someone who is paying a lot for healthcare that probably means the author has caught your attention and you are more likely to agree with the author for rest of his article, however if you’re someone who has decent healthcare and doesn’t pay a lot for it, you're probably not going to agree that on many things

safe patient care across the United States (Needleman et al., 2011). Fewer RNs result in

Patients want and expect to receive high quality care. Nurses want to provide the best care possible to their patients and like everybody else; want a pleasing job environment. Hospitals, on the other hand, are expected to provide a safe environment to patients, have enough nursing staff and remain profitable (Keller, Dulle, Kwiecinski, Altimier & Owens, 2013). The ultimate goal is to improve quality of care and patient safety across the United States; therefore, all the different interests of these major stakeholders should be taken into

Rodak, S. (2012) How Cleveland Clinic Reduced Cancer Patients' Wait Times by More Than 80%. Becker's Hospital Review. 26 Sept 2012. Retrieved from: http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/capacity-management/how-cleveland-clinic-reduced-cancer-patients-wait-times-by-more-than-80.html

Once you arrive at the emergency room, you experience more waiting depending on your current condition. Some of these waits depend on: length of stay, time waiting for assessment, condition, waiting for inpatient bed, and lack of resources. Finally, when you’re ready to leave the emergency department waits can occur, like waiting for an inpatient bed or a ride home (CIHI, 2012). All of these reasons impact the growing wait times, with older adults becoming more frequent in emergency departments and the increasing population of older adults these wait times are going to continue to grow causing more harm than good, if older adults are unable to receive the appropriate care in a timely matter (Cooke, Oliver, & Burns, 2012).

In order to meet the growing demand for primary care, nurse practitioners need prescriptive authority to provide quality, safe, and cost-effective healthcare to patients. The development of nurse practitioners, plus physician shortages in primary care, leads to an increasing need for nurse practitioners and access to health care. However, nurse practitioners currently face prescription regulations for controlled substances, which limits their scope of practice. The regulation of nurse practitioners prescribing controlled substances diminishes comprehensive health care services by increasing the wait time for patients and liability claims for physicians. The number of nurse

The Health-Care Bill has finally passed through Congress and the Senate. All Americans should now be able to afford health care. After several revisions, the bill has passed. Some parts of the bill will not take effect until 2014. One of those examples is to make it mandatory for everyone to purchase some type of health care insurance.We do not believe this Health-Care bill will have detrimental effects on our current health-care program. Once new competitive insurance markets open for business in 2014, individuals buying coverage comparable to what they have today will pay 14-20 percent less. This will be a plus for us. My husband and I have good insurance at the present time, which is an incentive for workers to remain with his former

The delivery of healthcare has evolved and changed over the years and with the advances in science and technology, the ability to provide safe, quality care to all patients has been impacted by the changes. With the rising healthcare costs and decrease in reimbursement for care provided, organizations must look for ways of cost containment to maintain viability for the future. Fabre (2005) noted that administrators are struggling to maintain financial stability and retain competent nurses during these difficult

Should people have natural rights to healthcare? If so, should it include a right to emergency life-sustaining treatment, a right to the best care currently available, and the right to elective procedures like cosmetic surgery? I believe the answer is yes. Another objective brought up is should there be a limit on what is available to us? I feel there should not be any limits. Healthcare should be a natural right for the people.