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  • Title: Prescriptive authority for nurse-midwives. A historical review.
    Author: Fennell KS.
    Journal: Nurs Clin North Am; 1991 Jun; 26(2):511-22. PubMed ID: 2047295.
    Abstract:
    The profession of nurse-midwifery has undergone a major transformation in the struggle for professional autonomy. Inherent in this struggle is the profession's attempt to obtain the legal authority to prescribe drugs, devices, and treatments. This article traces the barriers to practice and the authority to prescribe from a historical perspective. Also explored are the problems inherent with the language and the implementation of relevant federal and state statutes.
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