Janitors Now Allowed To Prescribe Medicine
The title of this post is clickbait and a joke. Maybe. I saw this article and thought I would share it:
Up until now, patients at a Manitoulin Island health-care clinic who needed a prescription had to book an appointment with a registered nurse, wait up to five days for a physician to write it, and then book a second appointment to pick it up.
To make this process more efficient, registered nurse Cyril Lee Turley completed a brand-new online course at Georgian College that allows him to prescribe certain medications and communicate diagnoses for the purpose of prescribing those medications to patients in his remote community.
Yes, this is Canada. Yes, this is an RN prescribing. The dilution of healthcare continues.
“RN prescribing represents a forward leap in nursing practice, empowering RNs with the knowledge, skill and judgment to assess, diagnose and treat defined non-complex conditions,” said Silvie Crawford, executive director and CEO, CNO. “CNO-approved prescribing education programs like the one offered by Georgian College ensures that RNs obtain the competencies necessary to prescribe safely and competently.”
I cannot tell if they are just refilling meds but it doesn’t matter. This same trick was done by NPs and now PAs. It’s a Trojan Horse. They get a crack in the door and use it as a precedent for “great access and care”. This will spread to America, trust me. And then we will have RN run aesthetic clinic to, you know, help the rural people.
Oh, and then janitors should be next. Why exclude them? They see a lot of what is going on in the clinic while cleaning up and are available after hours.
