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My experience as a non-medical prescriber from 2012–2019: are we still facing the same problems?

02 June 2019
Better Practice
02 June 2019
Volume 1 · Issue 6

Abstract

This article is a reflective account of one non-medical prescriber and discusses everyday prescribing issues that have affected him since qualifying as a non-medical prescriber and reflects on the influences on prescribing practice.

This article will discuss some of the everyday prescribing issues that I have encountered since becoming a non-medical prescriber in 2012. It will explore whether these issues still affect newly qualified prescribers in 2019.

As a registered nurse and independent prescriber, I am accountable for all of my prescribing actions. My definition of accountability is simple: being responsible and answerable to yourself and others for your behaviour and outcomes in a professional role. Krautscheid (2014) states that accountability is a core aspect of nursing that underpins professional practice.

I am also governed by the Nursing and Midwifery Council's (NMC) Code, which is yardstick that I will be judged against – not only as my role as a nurse, but also in relation to the prescribing that I do (NMC, 2018). The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has also developed a competency framework, with the intention that it can be used by all prescribers, regardless of their profession (RPS, 2016). Furthermore, I am also accountable to the patients for whom I care and to anyone else that has professional input from me.

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