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Changes to prescriptive authority for APRNs may be sponsored by legislators with limited understanding of the clinical abilities of the APRN (Safriet, 2002). Prescriptive authority carries responsibilities, even in states where collaboration or supervision is required. APRNs are accountable to patients, colleagues, the nursing profession, and society for their actions, decisions, and practice. As with any aspect of practice, errors or negligence in prescribing may result in disciplinary or legal action.

With all of the factors that influence the transition of the APRN as a prescriber, there will be a degree of uncertainty, and often anxiety, about prescribing. The transition from the RN role as the medication administrator to the APRN role as the medication prescriber can be viewed as a professionally invigorating challenge or as a distressing situation.