Nurse Initiated Medicines: Are You Sure?
Nurse Initiated Medicines are simple over-the-counter medicines which can be used for some ailments in care recipients of aged care facilities. These ailments generally include pain, constipation and reflux. In order to administer these medicines they must be selected from a list which is determined by a Medication Advisory Committee at the aged care facility and signed by a doctor, thereby allowing their use.But the real question is – are nurse initiated medicines harmless and able to be g...