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Embedding knowledge into non-medical prescribing education

23 May 2019

Professional

02 May 2019

Volume 28 · Issue 10

ISSN (print): 0966-0461

ISSN (online): 2052-2819

Abstract

This article focuses on the non-medical prescribing (NMP) module for community prescribers in a nurse education context. The module mainly attracts registered nurses (RNs) from community settings (such as health visiting, school nursing, district nursing and practice nursing), and is provided in higher education institutions (HEIs) as part of a specialist programme or a continuing workforce development module. The article discusses changes to the way the module was taught that can enhance student learning within the NMP module and facilitate wider success and confidence among community nurse prescribers. The move from Nursing and Midwifery Council standards for prescribing to a single competency framework from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has encouraged academics to revisit teaching strategies and consider an approach that offers wider student participation in learning. The use of technology-enhanced learning (TEL) in HEIs is part of national recommendations to improve the student experience and increase success.

This article discusses changes that can enhance student learning within a non-medical prescribing (NMP) module for community prescribers, and facilitate wider competence and confidence among prescribers within community teams. The transition from the widely used Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards for prescribing to a single competency framework by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has encouraged academics to revisit teaching strategies and consider an approach that offers wider student participation in learning. The use of technology-enhanced learning (TEL) in higher education institutions (HEIs) is part of national recommendations to improve the student experience and competence.

Nurse prescribing is an area of professional development that has been a priority for specialist practitioners since it was introduced in the Crown report (Department of Health (DH), 1999). Nurse prescribing within community settings is seen to shape the quality and continuity of care that can be provided in a place and a time that is best for the patient (Willis, 2015).

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