This website is intended for healthcare professionals
This website is intended for healthcare professionals
Depression is mainly managed in primary care settings (Arroll et al, 2016). Treatment delivered in this setting include non-medicinal treatments and medication..
Non-medical prescribing is increasingly being recognised as an essential healthcare practice, with at least 18 countries adopting NMP across Europe, the Americas and Australasia (Courtenay et al,...
Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is the most common cause of anaemia and is a problem worldwide, with an estimated 500 million people affected, occurring both in low-income countries such as sub-Saharan...
The primary focus of the research in NMP to date has been on its impact on patients, practitioners and organisations (Courtenay et al, 2018; Carey et al, 2020). Other studies have identified...
Epidemiological evidence suggests that 8% of men in their 40s report moderate or complete ED and this increases to 40% of men in their 60s (McKinlay, 2000). Risk factors for developing ED are shown in...
Paramedics in the UK are the first in the world to be granted prescriptive authority representing a significant opportunity to make a difference to professional practice and patient care. Key to...
The key words/terms chosen for this search were: Nurse prescribingNon-medical prescribingPrescribing nursePrimary care..
In order to provide some additional contextualisation, I will describe my own clinical practice and how prescribing fits this. I studied full time for an FdSc in Paramedic Science, followed by part...
Depression is characterised by persistent low mood and/or loss of pleasure in most activities and a range of associated emotional, cognitive, physical, and behavioural symptoms (NICE, 2015). The DSM-5...
CKD is used as a general term used when someone has signs of abnormal kidney function – either a reduction in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) to less than 60 ml/min/1.73 m2 or an increase...
Journal of Prescribing Practice shares the latest clinical expertise and professional guidance for non-medical prescribers. Our goal is to provide the knowledge to help you prescribe more efficiently and effectively.
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