Program Overview

Prescribing for Clinical Practice (V300) available ONLY to students who might have failed the module and have applied to retake it (Level 6)

Overview

This is short professional module validated by the Nursing Midwifery Council. It prepares qualified nurses and midwives for independent prescribing.

Course Reference

• Code: NMP040
• Credits: 40
• Start date: Please click 'Apply now' to view start attendance dates.

Entry Requirements

• Registration with the Nursing Midwifery Council.
• At least 12 months post registration within the UK, prior to applying, as a nurse or midwife in the field in which you will be prescribing.
• The ability to study at Level 6
• An identified need for prescribing within your specified clinical practice
• Support from your employing organisation
• An identified prescribing clinician willing to act as clinical facilitator – Designated Prescribing Practitioner (DPP)
• Your DPP must be a doctor or an independent prescriber who has been prescribing for a minimum of 3 years. They must be currently actively prescribing and must be able to supervise you over the 6 months.
• Working clinically for a minimum of 25 hours a week in healthcare
• If you are self-employed, you need to show in your application how you intend to prescribe. You need to have at least one year’s experience in the field in which you intend to prescribe (see above criteria). There needs to be an identified need for prescribing in your current practice. This needs to be verified by the manager / lead in the area in which you work.

Career Benefits

This module is appropriate for experienced nurses and midwives.

Assessments

• Element 1 - Drug calculation exam
• Element 2 - VIVA
• Element 3 - Pharmacology exam
• Element 4 - Practice portfolio
• Element 5 - Case study

All elements of assessment must be passed to pass this module.

Fees

• £2585.00

Attendance

Dates: For attendance information, please see the top of this page and click on ‘attendance dates’. Please note, if the module is full or closed for the intake(s) this academic year, dates may not appear.

Venue: LSBU Southwark Campus

Typical intake(s): Semester 1 and Semester 2

Submission Date

The submission dates will be determined by the cohort you apply for.