Assignment: Prescribing for Children and Adolescents Assignment: Prescribing for Children and Adolescents Off-label prescribing is when a physician gives you a drug that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved to treat a condition different than your condition. This practice is legal and common. In fact, one in five prescriptions written today are…
Special Considerations Related to Prescribing for Children and Adolescents Special Considerations Related to Prescribing for Children and Adolescents There is probably no greater responsibility that the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner assumes than the responsibility of prescribing medications. While patients can be harmed by psychotherapy, the level and intensity of the harm generally does not…
Discussion: Ethical and Legal Foundations of PMHNP Care Discussion: Ethical and Legal Foundations of PMHNP Care Advanced practice nursing in all specialties is guided by codes of ethics that put the care, rights, duty, health, and safety of the patient first and foremost. PMHNP practice is also guided by ethical codes specifically for psychiatry. These…
Ethical and Legal Foundations of PMHNP Care Across the Lifespan Ethical and Legal Foundations of PMHNP Care Across the Lifespan In your role as a PMHNP, you will regularly encounter situations that require your ability to make sound judgments and practice decisions for the safety and well-being of individuals, families, and communities. There may not…