Registered nurses can now get qualified to prescribe medications

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From today, tens of thousands of registered nurses can begin training to prescribe medications to patients. The change was approved by the government last year in an effort to address critical shortages in the workforce, particularly in rural and remote areas. The Australian Medical Association is supportive of the plan but wants the most addictive drugs to be excluded from the list of medicines registered nurses can prescribe. Frances Rice from the Australian College of Nursing says the change will make a major difference for people in remote communities.