Elsom Stephen, Happell Brenda, Manias Elizabeth
Centre for Psychiatric Nursing, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria, Australia.
Perspect Psychiatr Care. 2009 Jan;45(1):9-16. doi: 10.1111/j.1744-6163.2009.00195.x.
The medical profession in Australia has expressed concern about the expansion of nursing practice into areas that are traditionally the domain of medicine. Particular apprehension is raised in relation to the prescription of medications. This paper will consider and critique the argument that the standard of care provided by a nurse practitioner would be of lesser quality than that provided by a medical practitioner.
Despite the medical profession's opposition for nurse practitioner roles, there is little evidence suggesting that the quality of services offered by a nurse practitioner would be inferior.
Available evidence suggests that care and treatment from nurse practitioners in primary health care is equal to that provided by medical practitioners.
澳大利亚医学界对护理实践扩展至传统上属于医学领域的范围表示担忧。特别是在药物处方方面引发了担忧。本文将思考并批判这样一种观点，即执业护士提供的护理标准低于执业医师提供的护理标准。
尽管医学界反对执业护士的角色，但几乎没有证据表明执业护士提供的服务质量会更低。
现有证据表明，初级卫生保健中执业护士提供的护理和治疗与执业医师提供的相当。
