state_guidelines_paper.docx State Specific Guidelines for Prescribing Controlled Substances Chamberlain College of Nursing NUR 565 Advanced Pharmacology . State Specific Guidelines for Prescribing Controlled Subs
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state_guidelines_paper.docx State Specific Guidelines for Prescribing Controlled Substances Chamberlain College of Nursing NUR 565 Advanced Pharmacology . State Specific Guidelines for Prescribing Controlled Substances “Prescribing medications is essential to the Nurse Practitioners (NPs) practiceâ€("Position statement on nurse practitioner prescriptive privileges," 2016, para. 2). Each state has its own rules and regulations that mandates what NPs can and cannot do with their license. NPs who can prescribe with no limitations improve patient care, are cost effective, and set up an environment for safe and accountable care for the patients("Position statement on nurse practitioner prescriptive privileges," 2016).This paper will discuss guidelines and recommendations for Arizona, State specific laws on controlled substance prescribing for the nurse practitioner, state specific drug monitoring program, and conclusion. Guidelines and recommendations for Arizona The name of the states organization is the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) that has created guidelines for pain management therapies and education. The overall goals and objectives are to decrease opioids deaths, decrease the rate of drug overdose deaths, and decrease the number of established non-lethal opioid overdoses (Arizona Department of Health Services, 2018). To complete these goals, the ADHS has recommendations and action items in place. Strategies would include improving quality of treatment, improving access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .
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