November 01, 2023
RNs and registered psychiatric nurses in B.C. will be able to prescribe medication for opioid use disorder (OUD) in a move the province hopes will allow more people with addiction to seek assistance. The B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives created a designation of certified practice, to allow these nurses to diagnose and treat substance use disorder after completing training from the B.C. Centre on Substance Use. B.C. is the first province in Canada to allow these prescribing powers.
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