Table 1

Indicative Content for Nurse Prescribing Courses

1
Consultation, decision-making and therapy including referral.
2
Influences on and psychology of prescribing.
3
Prescribing in a team context.
4
Clinical pharmacology including the effects of co-morbidity.
5
Evidence-based practice and clinical governance in relation to nurse prescribing.
6
Legal, policy and ethical aspects.
7
Professional accountability and responsibility.
8
Prescribing in the public health context.

This table shows the indicative content for nurse prescribing courses as detailed by the Nursing & Midwifery Council [5]

Lymn et al. BMC Nursing 2008 7:2   doi:10.1186/1472-6955-7-2