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Prescriptive Authority and Credentialing
Northern Kentucky University
MSN 612: Role Development in Advanced Practice Nursing
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Prescriptive Authority and Credentialing
1. Go to your state board of nursing site and provide information on prescriptive authority
for your state. (be sure to identify the state in which you live).
According to Ohio Laws and Administrative Rule (2021), there are several qualifying
prerequisites for an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) to have prescriptive authority. An
APRN who has an existing and authorized license in the state of Ohio and is deemed fit by the
board may prescribe medication in any route or form as well as any remedial device so long as it
is within their scope of licensure. The medications or treatments must also be congruent with the
collaborating physician’s scope of care. Any prescriptions transcribed by the APRN must never
surpass the prescriptive authority of the collaborating physician or by the state of Ohio's medical
board. A professional relationship among the APRN and patient must be present involving the
APRN obtaining pertinent clinical information for the patient, executing clinical or mental health
investigations, providing a diagnosis, proposing medication management, conferring with the
collegial physician, and recording the patient’s clinical information within their medical files. An
APRN is also available to prescribe medications or therapeutic treatments to a family member if
the clinical decisions of the APRN are separated from a professional judgment and the familial
encounter is acknowledged within the patient's chart (Ohio Laws and Administrative Rule,
2021).
2. Describe the differences between Schedule I, II, III, IV and V drugs and who can
prescribe them. Give 5 examples of each.
Schedule I: These are not considered medications but illicit drugs which have a high potential
for mishandling and abuse. Examples of these include heroin, marijuana, LSD, and ecstasy.
Prescriptive Authority and Credentialing
Northern Kentucky University
MSN 612: Role Development in Advanced Practice Nursing
, 2
Prescriptive Authority and Credentialing
1. Go to your state board of nursing site and provide information on prescriptive authority
for your state. (be sure to identify the state in which you live).
According to Ohio Laws and Administrative Rule (2021), there are several qualifying
prerequisites for an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) to have prescriptive authority. An
APRN who has an existing and authorized license in the state of Ohio and is deemed fit by the
board may prescribe medication in any route or form as well as any remedial device so long as it
is within their scope of licensure. The medications or treatments must also be congruent with the
collaborating physician’s scope of care. Any prescriptions transcribed by the APRN must never
surpass the prescriptive authority of the collaborating physician or by the state of Ohio's medical
board. A professional relationship among the APRN and patient must be present involving the
APRN obtaining pertinent clinical information for the patient, executing clinical or mental health
investigations, providing a diagnosis, proposing medication management, conferring with the
collegial physician, and recording the patient’s clinical information within their medical files. An
APRN is also available to prescribe medications or therapeutic treatments to a family member if
the clinical decisions of the APRN are separated from a professional judgment and the familial
encounter is acknowledged within the patient's chart (Ohio Laws and Administrative Rule,
2021).
2. Describe the differences between Schedule I, II, III, IV and V drugs and who can
prescribe them. Give 5 examples of each.
Schedule I: These are not considered medications but illicit drugs which have a high potential
for mishandling and abuse. Examples of these include heroin, marijuana, LSD, and ecstasy.
