Within this assignment it is intended to present an example of a prescribing situation that arose in practice‚ to ensure prescribing issues are illustrated. The rationale for the decisions reached will also be discussed. A brief overview of the nurse prescribing initiative and how it developed will be addressed. The importance of ethical principles‚ accountability and legal issues that surround nurse prescribing will be demonstrated. As a patient will be addressed in the example‚ a pseudonym will
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The aim of this assignment is to demonstrate the use of safe and effective prescribing in practice. I will achieve this by presenting and analysing a prescribing scenario which I have encountered in my current area of practice within a District Nursing Team. During the case study the patient I have chosen will be referred to as Jean. This is to maintain her anonymity in line with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (2008) guidelines of confidentiality. I feel it is important for the purpose
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Critical analysis of prescribing episode Introduction The following assignment will discuss and analyse a prescribing episode‚ within practice‚ furthermore will outline safe prescribing from the Nurse Prescribing Formulary (NPF‚ 2013-2015).To be able to analyse and reflect on my new role as Community Practitioner Nurse Prescriber (CPNP) I will use Gibbs (1988) reflective model and a structure that will allow the use of a consultation model (Appendix1‚Fig1). The focus on prescribing within nursing
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Electronic Prescribing (ePrescribing) Introduction Electronic prescribing (ePrescribing) systems can help improve the safety and efficiency of healthcare by aiding the choice‚ prescribing‚ administration and supply of medicines. Electronic prescribing‚ often abbreviated to e-prescribing or “eRx”‚ is a form of computer-based physician order entry (CPOE‚ also referred to as computerized provider order entry and computerized prescription order entry). The safety and effectiveness of ePrescribing
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Case Study As my learning needs and areas of development have been identified within my portfolio‚ the following case study will focus on the assessment and prescribing process for a 64 year old lady with a history of venous leg ulcers. The identified patient‚ who will be known as Jane to maintain confidentiality (NMC‚ 2008) was chosen due to the high number of patients who have venous leg ulcers that are nursed by community teams. Approximately 1-2% of adults will have a leg ulcer at some point
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Statement of Awareness in the Differences in Child and Adult Prescribing ‘Only nurses with relevant knowledge‚ competence‚ skills and experience in nursing children should prescribe for children. This is particularly important in primary care (e.g. out of hours‚ walk-in clinics and general practice settings). Any one prescribing for a child in these situations must be able to demonstrate competence in prescribing for children and refer to another prescriber when working outside their level of
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The prescribing pyramid (National Prescribing Centre‚ 1999) is a stepwise approach that has involves seven stages (1-7)‚ and each stage should be considered carefully before climbing to the next: Consider the patient. Which strategy should be used? Consider a choice of product Negotiate a contract Review the patient Record keeping Reflection With regard the oral thrush infection‚ the patient had a full history taken and clinical examination. A holistic viewpoint that took into account the
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Very little research has been done into the effectiveness of prescribing teens antidepressants. There are many things that can cause teens to have depression‚ certain triggers in life such as social rejection ‚ family turmoil‚ and failing exams. Depression whether in children‚ teens‚ or adolescents is a dysregulation
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the role of a nurse is intensely rewarding‚ but not without its challenges. I believe that a person who is embarking on a career in nursing needs to possess different characteristics have very good interpersonal skills‚ to be professional‚ empathetic‚ adaptable‚ eager to learn and to improve themselves by learning from their mistakes. I believe I possess all of the above qualities and will endeavour to maintain and improve on them whenever possible. Indiscriminate care is a nurses primary aim‚ which
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Independent Prescribing There are many definitions of Independent prescribing‚ the Department of Health (2006 para 7 & 8)) working definition is: ‘Independent prescribing is prescribing by a practitioner (e.g. doctor‚ dentist‚ nurse‚ and pharmacist) responsible and accountable for the assessment of patients with undiagnosed or diagnosed conditions and for decisions about the clinical management required‚ including prescribing. In partnership with the patient‚ independent prescribing is one element
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