Produção Nacional
LEGALIZATION OF NURSE PRESCRIBING OF MEDICATION IN BRAZIL: HISTORY, TRENDS AND CHALLENGES
2015; Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Programa de Pós Graduação em Enfermagem; Volume: 24; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1590/0104-07072015001720014
ISSN1980-265X
AutoresCláudia Santos Martiniano, Paula Stefânia de Andrade, Fernanda Carla Magalhães, Fernanda Ferreira de Souza, Francisco de Sales Clementino, Severina Alice da Costa Uchôa,
Tópico(s)Academic Research in Diverse Fields
ResumoABSTRACT 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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