prescribing psychologists/NPs

I have a question that is genuinely prompted by ignorance, not because I want to play devil's advocate. Prescribing psychologists/NP pose obvious, huge patient safety issues. Full stop. And supervising these practitioners also presents many potential liability issues. But are there other reasons why people are opposed to prescribing psychologists and NPs? Not that there need to be - again, obvious safety issues. But I am wondering if there are other concerns. I can't imagine they pose a... prescribing psychologists/NPs
Source: Student Doctor Network - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: forums