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rlane42

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on: Jul 3, 2018
Do Registered Nurses have the legal authority to write patient orders and prescriptions?

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Correct the medical notation of the following order.
 
  Valium 2.0 mg p.o., daily, p.r.n., anxiety.


vboyd24

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Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

No, only those licensed health care providers who have the authority by their states to write prescriptions and orders are permitted to do so. Examples include a medical doctor (MD), nurse practitioner (ARNP), physician's assistant (PA), dentist (DDS), osteopathic doctor (DO), and podiatrist (DPM).

Answer to Question 2

Valium 2 mg p.o., daily, p.r.n, anxiety.


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