Political Action and Health Policy

The Session Bill 2016/0152 is a policy aimed at updating nurses' powers to provide restricted medication. The bill gives a registered physician the authority to order medication for a specific patient. The measure also allows a registered nurse to order a controlled drug for a specific patient under certain conditions. The bill's premise is that some veteran patients suffer because nurses are not permitted to prescribe banned drugs like Suboxone. The registered nurses and physicians will be in a better position to provide treatment if the measure is ratified. Email

From: my email address

Status:

Date: 12 February 2017

To: state legislators

Dear Sir,

Re: ARNP’s to be Given Permission to Subscribe to Suboxone

I am writing this email in reference to the fact that nurses are feeling restricted in performing their daily duties because they cannot write prescriptions for controlled substances. As a nurse, I have realized that sometimes we have to let a patient suffer in pain or discomfort simply because the drug that would aid their recovery is a controlled substance. This is a humble request to you sir to allow ARNP’s to prescribe to Suboxone.

Sir, the main role of any nurse is similar to that of a health practitioner; to ensure positive outcomes in patients. With this said, it is impossible for any member of ARNP to prescribe medication to a patient with the intention of harming them. Sir, even Senator Denise Grimsley is of the opinions that nurses should be allowed to prescribe drugs with some restrictions as you can see in https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/0152. Kindly consider allowing ARNP’s to prescribe Suboxone to patients who need the medication.

References

“Florida SB 152 Ordering of Medications.” Retrieved February 12, 2017 from https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/0152

“Federal Suboxone Bill.” https://www.votervoice.net/iframes/AANP/Campaigns/42788/Respond