Brown
PhD, ARNP, FNP‐BC, FAANP, FAAN
Professor Emeritus
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
This edition first published 2021
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Library of Congress Cataloging‐in‐Publication Data Names: Kaplan, Louise, editor. | Brown, Marie Annette, editor. Title: The advanced practice registered nurse as a prescriber / [edited by] Louise Kaplan, Marie Annette Brown. Description: [Second edition]. | Hoboken, NJ : Wiley‐Blackwell, 2021. | Preceded by The advanced practice registered nurse as a prescriber / Marie Annette Brown, Louise Kaplan. 2012. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2020039788 (print) | LCCN 2020039789 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119685579 (paperback) | ISBN 9781119685593 (adobe PDF) | ISBN 9781119685609 (epub) Subjects: MESH: Advanced Practice Nursing–methods | Drug Prescriptions–nursing | Pharmaceutical Preparations–administration & dosage Classification: LCC RT81.8(print) | LCC RT81.8(ebook) | NLM WY 128| DDC 615.1/4–dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020039788 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020039789
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To my sons, Kai and Lee, for their understanding of the time I spent working on this project and advocating for advanced practice registered nurses. And to all the advanced practice registered nurses who have worked tirelessly to achieve full practice authority globally.
Louise Kaplan
To my husband, Eric Leberg, whose loving support and household management has sustained our family. To the patients, students, and colleagues who fueled my enthusiasm for a lifelong dedication to the advanced practice nursing role. And to my father, E. Moss Brown, who inspired me to believe that change is always possible and education is transformative.
Marie Annette Brown
Contributors
Editors Louise Kaplan, PhD, ARNP, FNP‐BC, FAANP, FAAN Associate Professor Washington State University Vancouver, WA
Marie Annette Brown, PhD, ARNP, FNP‐BC, FAANP, FAAN Professor Emeritus University of Washington Seattle, WA
Contributors Carolyn Dolan, JD, MSN, FNP‐BC, PPCNP‐BC Professor University of South Alabama Mobile, AL
Pamela Stitzlein Davies, MS, ARNP, AGNP, RN‐BC, FAANP Nurse Practitioner Adjunct Faculty, School of Health Sciences, Seattle Pacific University Affiliate Instructor, School of Nursing, University of Washington Seattle, WA
Tracy Klein, PhD, FNP, FAANP, FRE, FAAN Associate Professor Washington State University Vancouver, WA
Donna L. Poole, MSN, ARNP, PMHCNS‐BC Nurse Practitioner Peninsula Community Health Services Poulsbo, WA
Preface
The purpose of this book is to provide advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) with the information necessary to be fully informed, rational, and ethical prescribers. The genesis of this book was our teaching, practice, and research. Throughout our professional lives as nurse practitioners, we have experienced the demands, difficulties, and satisfaction inherent in accomplishing this goal.
In 2001, Washington State APRNs obtained prescriptive authority for Scheduled II–IV controlled substances. Our research revealed that when controlled substance prescribing was initially optional, many APRNs did not apply for this hard‐won prescriptive authority. Some were reluctant to
