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Nursing Andalusian begin this month the second phase of nurse prescribing, as it will allow them to collaborate in the process of indication and monitoring of drug therapies for diabetes and chronic wound care, in what is called collaborative prescribing.

The Minister of Health, María Jesús Montero, who today opened the IX Congress of the Andalusian Society of Community Nursing (ASANEC) being held in Seville, was referring to the second development phase of the decree so far given to this group Professional 96 indicate the possibility of non-prescription drugs and medical devices such as catheters, sterile dressings, absorbent urinary incontinence, and test strips to measure blood glucose among others.

The new competition now allows nurses, once accredited, provided that the physician’s request and authorization, which can track drug treatment previously indicated by the doctor to patient.

“It is concerned that nurses have the ability to vary the intensity or dose of treatment to take account of developments in the patient,” said Montero, who confined the new allocation nurse, always under the protocol established for each chronic health problem.

To that nurses can begin to exercise this new competition should prove their training and experience in the various protocols for chronic health problems, in this case in the treatment of diabetes and chronic wounds are those who will start the call ‘ collaborative prescribing, “which will be extended gradually to other processes.

Therefore, Health will soon publish the first two collaborative prescribing guidelines (Diabetes Mellitus and Chronic Wounds), you will have access to all Andalusian health.

There are also plans in September to start various courses for nurses who want to update their training in the treatment of diabetes in the face of accreditation in this’ collaborative prescribing. ”

Health Quality Agency of Andalusia, organ of the Ministry of Health is responsible for certifying these issues by assessing the merits provided by the professionals.

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