A nursing student's grandmother relates a time in the 1920s when medications were selected based upon the recommendation of a nurse who lived in the neighborhood. How is this possible?

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Rationale 1: The legislation limiting prescriptive authority to physicians was introduced before 1950.
Rationale 2: At one time, most medications were available over-the-counter and nurses often helped direct patients toward appropriate medications.
Rationale 3: In 1938, the federal government took control of prescriptive authority when it passed the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Until that time, most medications, except narcotics, were over-the-counter and both nurses and physicians helped direct patients toward appropriate medications.
Rationale 4: There was no need to live on a military base for this to occur.

A Nursing Student's Grandmother Relates a Time in the 1920s