The present study aimed to deepen the topic of nursing prescription in the international arena and investigate the degree of knowledge and interest of Nurses on the subject. A quantitative study was carried out, through a survey by administering an ad hoc questionnaire, to a convenience sample composed of nurses assigned to the departments of: Medicine, Neurology, Orthopedics, Pediatrics, Cardiology, General Surgery, Urology, Neurosurgery and Emergency Department of the “Santissima Annunziata” hospital in Taranto, Italy.

110 questionnaires were administered. Of these, 100 questionnaires were fully completed.
The vastness of the topic, the different ethical - deontological perspectives, the need to customize the assistance intervention, certainly suggest the opportunity for further study, extending the interviewed sample in quantitative terms.