Course summary
Overview Are you an experienced practising nurse looking to improve the care you provide for your patients, and qualify as an independent and supplementary nurse prescriber? If so, this V300 Nurse Prescribing course is ideal. On the course, you'll build your legal, ethical, professional, pharmacology and therapeutics knowledge. You'll develop a thorough understanding of the scope of your practice and gain the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) competencies needed to ensure safe prescribing practices. When you complete the course successfully, you'll have the skills to undertake consultations with patients and prescribe safely in complex situations using the RPS Compentency Framework. You'll also be eligible to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) as an independent/supplementary nurse prescriber. Please note if you don't register your prescribing award within 5 years of completing the course you'll need to complete the course again before you can register as a prescriber. Approval This course has been approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), meaning the course meets the standards of education, training, conduct and performance required for nurses in the UK. Course details
- Course type: Assessed module
- Credits: 30
- Credit level: 7
- Duration: 9 days of blended learning plus 17 self-directed days over 8 months
- Course dates: September 2023, September 2024
- Learn the skills and knowledge you need to qualify as an independent and supplementary prescriber within a clinical setting
- Earn 30 credits you can put towards other qualifications
- Build your practice in our clinical skills suite with our human patient simulators and our Anatomage virtual dissection table
- Develop your legal, ethical and professional knowledge and skills on topics relevant to pharmacology and therapeutics
- Build your understanding of evidence-based practice
- Learn from experts in the University's School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, and the School of Health and Care Professions
- Get support from experienced clinical supervisors in practice
- Start in September and study for 8 months
- Commit to 26 days of study, spending 9 days at the University
- Complete 12 sessions of supervised practice
- mental health
- rheumatology
- minor ailments
- pain management
- nutrition
- travel medicine
- critical care
- cardiology
- renal disease
- HIV medicine
- primary care
Modules
Teaching on this independent and supplementary V300 nurse prescribing course includes: online learning seminars workshops practice simulation Teaching staff include experts from the School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, and the School of Health and Care Professions.
Assessment method
You’ll be assessed through: written examinations in pharmacology and calculations a written assignment a portfolio of competencies and reflective accounts You’ll be able to test your skills and knowledge informally before you do assessments that count towards your final mark. You'll have access to mock exam questions and feedback, as well as online support packages for you to test your own knowledge. You can get feedback on all practice and formal assessments so you can improve in the future.
How to apply
International applicants
EU and International applicants not accepted.
Entry requirements
For registered first level nurses with an upper second-class honours degree or higher and who are experienced practitioners. Applicants are required to be professionally practising in an environment where there is an identified need to regularly prescribe, and be able to demonstrate support from their employer/sponsor, line manager, non-medical prescribing lead and requires written support practice supervisor and assessor to mentor and support them throughout the course. Applicants to the programme are required to complete documentation to demonstrate they meet the entry requirements of the module. Applications will only be considered if all required documents are submitted, completed in full and submitted with the required signatures. All offers are subject to Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance.
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 7.0, with a minimum score of 7.0 in Reading, Listening and Speaking components, and 6.5 in the Writing component. | |
| PTE Academic | An overall score of 76 with a minimum of 76 in Reading, Listening and Speaking skills, and a minimum of 65 in Writing. | |
| Cambridge English Advanced | Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) (taken after January 2015). An overall score of 185 with no component score less than 176 in the Writing component. | |
| Cambridge English Proficiency | Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) (taken after January 2015). An overall score of 185 with no component score less than 176 in the Writing component. |
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
This is a Short and Continuing Professional Development course. Please check the course page on our website for the most up to date fee information.
https://www.port.ac.uk/study/short-courses-and-cpd
Provider information
University of Portsmouth
University House
Winston Churchill Avenue
Portsmouth
PO1 2UP