This is def a boundary violation, even if the facility is lackluster in their policies you can bet the BON revised codes are not. Look at your nurse practice act of your state. I do not know of any...
Not legal, not ethical. Its is spelled out very plainly in NPA. Must be established patient with established history etc. I know of some folks that are rougue prescribers, just a matter of time...
From reading these threads its very apparent that CEU'S in the nurse practice act and ethics is greatly needed. I would encourage nurses from all realms refamiliarize themselves with their nurse...