Learning Outcomes:

Discuss primary medicines legislation, associated statutory instruments, regulations and rules that provide for the prescriptive authority of nurses and midwives
Critically discuss professional regulations, policies, standards and frameworks that support the implementation, practice, governance and evaluation of nurse-midwife prescribing
Critically analyse relevant moral theory and bio-ethical principles that inform decision-making in prescribing practice
Discuss the importance of maintaining professional responsibility and accountability in the context of medication safety and safe prescribing practice
Evaluate the effectiveness of different prescribing consultation-communication models in achieving compliance
Explain how effective consultation skills in tandem with a comprehensive health assessment (i.e. history taking, physical examination, medication reconciliation/review, promotion of concordance, engaging in shared decision making with the patient and multidisciplinary team, analyzing the benefits and/or harm of a medication for the individual patient ) reduces the incidence of non-compliance, prescribing errors and adverse drug reactions/ interactions.
Demonstrate numerical skills for safe prescribing
Discuss the benefits of collaboration with members of the MDT prescribing team for both patients and prescribers
Discuss the importance of clinical governance and clinical audit as key strategies for quality safe prescribing practice
Reflect on self and others in the context of prescribing practice and negotiate the appropriate level of support and supervision needed for safe prescribing practice
Recognize the importance of continuous professional development in maintaining safe and effective prescribing practice

Student Effort Type	Hours
Lectures	8
Specified Learning Activities	24
Autonomous Student Learning	83
Online Learning	10
Total	125

Not applicable to this module.

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Assessment Strategy  

Description	Timing		Component Scale		% of Final Grade
Continuous Assessment: 10 MCQ questions	Week 11	n/a	Alternative non-linear conversion grade scale 50%	No	5
Continuous Assessment: HSeLand Clinical Audit e-learning programme	Week 12	n/a	Alternative non-linear conversion grade scale 50%	No	5
Continuous Assessment: Discussion forum (400 words)	Week 3	n/a	Alternative non-linear conversion grade scale 50%	No	10
Continuous Assessment: HSeLand Medication Management e-learning programme	Week 1	n/a	Alternative non-linear conversion grade scale 50%	No	5
Continuous Assessment: 10 MCQ questions	Week 7	n/a	Alternative non-linear conversion grade scale 50%	No	5
Assignment: End of trimester essay (2000 words)	Coursework (End of Trimester)	n/a	Alternative non-linear conversion grade scale 50%	No	70

 

Resit In	Terminal Exam
Summer	No

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
• Peer review activities

Students engage in peer review and feedback via the discussion forum assignment. Students receive automatic feedback on MCQs post assessment. For the end of trimester essay, a rubric is used to provide individualized feedback via Brightspace. Students can contact the module co-ordinator for additional feedback if required.

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