Nurse prescribing in mental health

Snowden, Austyn

Abstract

This article presents a suggested clinical management plan for a community psychiatric nurse who is prescribing for older adults with mental health needs. The scope of the clinical management plan and the attendant professional and legal responsibilities are discussed. An antidepressant medication review is used to illustrate mental health prescribing decisions

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Mar 29, 2006
• Deposit Date: Aug 28, 2015
• Print ISSN: 0029-6570
• Publisher: RCN Publishing
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 20
• Issue: 29
• Pages: 41-46
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.7748/ns2006.03.20.29.41.c4106
• Keywords: Mental health; Prescribing; Psychiatric disorders; drug therapy
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/9065
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.7748/ns2006.03.20.29.41.c4106