LEGALIZATION OF NURSE PRESCRIBING OF MEDICATION IN BRAZIL: HISTORY, TRENDS AND CHALLENGES

Texto & Contexto - Enfermagem

Claudia Santos Martiniano¹  Paula Stefânia De Andrade¹  Fernanda Carla Magalhães¹  Fernanda Ferreira De Souza¹  Francisco De Sales Clementino¹  Severina Alice Da Costa Uchôa¹ 

关键词: Nursing;    Nursing legislation;    Prescription medications;    Enfermería;    Legislación de enfermería;    Prescripción de medicinas;    Enfermagem;    Legislação de enfermagem;    Prescrição de medicamentos;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0104-07072015001720014

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

ABSTRACT This study aimed to identify the legal and normative contours of nurse prescribing of medications in Brazil, showing its history, trends and challenges. It is an exploratory study conducted through desk research of nursing law, the Health Ministry and the health sector norms to address this issue. The steps of a documentary study and the analysis of data contents were followed. The nursing discipline contributed to the legalization of prescription, but not to its legitimacy; this assignment in primary care is consolidated through protocols and legislation, although there is no clear strategy for monitoring by the Health Ministry; there is resistance in some norms within the health sector. We conclude that there is a trend of nurse prescribing of medication, which currently remains only as a legality, and the main challenge is to achieve legitimacy.

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