
Results:Analysis of the recorded interviews of participants in this study resulted in 38 original codes, 5 sub categories and 5 main categories.

To achieve the accuracy and reliability of the data, the Lincoln and Guba authenticity criteria were used. Data analysis was conducted using conventional content analysis and the coding of interviews was performed by MAXQDA software. The purposeful sampling method carried out through semi-structured interviews with various stakeholders of health care system, including policy makers, doctors and nurses. Material & Methods: This study was designed as a descriptive qualitative study.

This study aimed to assess nurse prescribing context in our country. Despite the increasing attention of the world to discuss nurse prescribing, the review of the literature indicates that there is no evidence in nurse prescribing in Iran.

Background & Aims: Drug prescribing by nurses is a historic movement for the nursing profession and an essential part of the solution that the leading countries health care system applied in order to improve access and reduce patients waiting time to receive medication.
