Immunization is a tremendous help when a child has a disease or a virus, but also can hurt a child, and not help. Medications help any possible way that they can. Infant mortality rates between the nations appears to be linked to the numbers of vaccinations given to babies before the age of 12 months. Babies can receive eight or more vaccines simultaneously at a doctor’s visit, between 2 and 15 months of age. By the age of 18, the CDC recommends that children should have gotten 69 doses of 16 vaccines. Vaccines are very costly though, the money adds up. Today, a person will pay $2,200 to purchase all government recommended and mandated vaccines for a child (Mercola). In the United States, all 50 states require vaccinations for Diphtheria, Tetanus,
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Only 21 out of 50 states allow nurse practitioners to have full practice authority, Florida is not one of them (Where Can Nurse Practitioners Work Without Physician Supervision?). In every state except Alabama and Florida, nurse practitioners are allowed to prescribe at least some controlled substances, for example, Marijuana, Heroin, and Xanax. Nurse practitioners must be licensed by their state in order to prescribe but do not need a DEA number. A DEA number is required only to write prescriptions for controlled substances, not for medications like Antibiotics. When prescribing medication to be filled in a different state, Nurse Practitioners must abide by the prescribing guidelines for the state where the prescription is to be filled. For example, if you practice in Tennessee and write a patient a prescription for a schedule II medication, the patient could not fill the prescription in Texas because Nurse Practitioners practicing in Texas are not allowed to write prescriptions for Schedule II substances (Writing Prescriptions as a Nurse Practitioner: The FAQ’s). Nurse Practitioners in Florida have authority to prescribe Schedule III-V controlled substances, but only psychiatric Nurse Practitioners are allowed to Rx psychiatric medication to children under 18 years of age. There is no law specifically prohibiting …show more content…
A legend drug is any substance, which is required by federal or state law to be dispensed only by prescription, and only Florida and Utah allow nurse practitioners authority to do so (Nurse Practitioners). For prescribing medicines as a nurse practitioner, it is based on the state nurse practice act. In 29 states, practitioners can prescribe medication but must have a “collaborative relationship” or “protocol agreement” with a specific supervising physician (Blore). The most frequently prescribed medicine is anti-infective drugs
Only 21 out of 50 states allow nurse practitioners to have full practice authority, Florida is not one of them (Where Can Nurse Practitioners Work Without Physician Supervision?). In every state except Alabama and Florida, nurse practitioners are allowed to prescribe at least some controlled substances, for example, Marijuana, Heroin, and Xanax. Nurse practitioners must be licensed by their state in order to prescribe but do not need a DEA number. A DEA number is required only to write prescriptions for controlled substances, not for medications like Antibiotics. When prescribing medication to be filled in a different state, Nurse Practitioners must abide by the prescribing guidelines for the state where the prescription is to be filled. For example, if you practice in Tennessee and write a patient a prescription for a schedule II medication, the patient could not fill the prescription in Texas because Nurse Practitioners practicing in Texas are not allowed to write prescriptions for Schedule II substances (Writing Prescriptions as a Nurse Practitioner: The FAQ’s). Nurse Practitioners in Florida have authority to prescribe Schedule III-V controlled substances, but only psychiatric Nurse Practitioners are allowed to Rx psychiatric medication to children under 18 years of age. There is no law specifically prohibiting …show more content…
A legend drug is any substance, which is required by federal or state law to be dispensed only by prescription, and only Florida and Utah allow nurse practitioners authority to do so (Nurse Practitioners). For prescribing medicines as a nurse practitioner, it is based on the state nurse practice act. In 29 states, practitioners can prescribe medication but must have a “collaborative relationship” or “protocol agreement” with a specific supervising physician (Blore). The most frequently prescribed medicine is anti-infective drugs