Programme Overview:
- Duration:
- 6 Months
- Attendance:
- Part Time
- Mode of Delivery:
- Blended
- Next Intake:
- Contact Name:
- Paul Masterson
- Contact Number:
- + 353 1 716 6448
- Fees:
- Fee Information
Applications for January 2025 will open from 1st October 2024 - 15th November 2024.
The Professional Diploma Prescribing Medicinal Products prepares the nurse or midwife for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) as a Registered Nurse Prescriber (RNP) or a Registered Midwife Prescriber (RMP). This is a 20 ECTS* credit, level 8 NFQ** special purpose award.
This programme provides the nurse or midwife with the requisite knowledge, skill and competence to prescribe medicinal products safely and effectively in accordance with legal and professional regulatory frameworks and standards. It is delivered in collaboration with lecturers from UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science.
Candidates registering to this programme must have successfully completed at a minimum level 8 NFQ Health Assessment module. If you have not successfully completed a Health Assessment module, please apply to X644 Professional Diploma Prescription of Medication (with Health Assessment).
Prior to applying to UCD:
Please note:
The Office of the Nursing and Midwifery Services Director HSE funds all registered nurses and midwives employed in the HSE to undertake this education programme.
* ECTS - European Credit Transfer System
** NFQ - National Framework of Qualifications
Curricular information is subject to change
Part Time option suitable for:
Domestic(EEA) applicants: Yes
International (Non EEA) applicants currently residing outside of the EEA Region. No
This programme is for any nurse or midwife who feels the extension of the authority to prescribe will enhance their role and improve the quality and standard of patient care. This extended role must be discussed and approved in advance with your Director of Nursing/Midwifery/Public Health.
This programme is for any General, Psychiatric, Children's, Intellectual Disability Registered Nurse or Midwife or Registered Public Health Nurse, who has three years post registration clinical experience (within the past five years) with the equivalent of one year full time experience in the specific area of practice in which they wish to prescribe.
Upon successful completion of Professional Diploma Prescription of Medication the nurse/midwife will have acquired the knowledge, skills, and competence to prescribe safely and effectively and will be eligible to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland as a Registered Nurse or Midwife Prescriber.
At the end of the programme the candidate will be able to:
Programme Structure
NMHS32170 Pharmacology: Nurse-Midwife Prescribing (January to May)
NMHS33140 Prescribing Practice Context (January to May)
NMHS33150 Clinical Practicum Prescribing (January to August)
Teaching and Learning
Theoretical lectures are delivered using a blended approach. All online lectures are live and recorded. All face-to-face lectures are delivered on Wednesdays in UCD Belfield campus. Online learning requires a high level of personal motivation, self-discipline, and an aptitude for self-directed learning. Brightspace (a web-based virtual learning environment) is used extensively. Access to broadband and proficiency in computer skills are essential.
Clinical learning is comprised of 26 weeks clinical exposure in the area in which you currently work. A designated medical practitioner mentor will provide 96 hours clinical instruction. Students must complete 10 medicinal product prescribing case studies (i.e., seven formative and three summative) under the supervision of the medical practitioner as a demonstration of competence.
Timetable
Click here to see X642 Provisional Prescribing Master Timetable January - July 2023. Please note this timetable is provisional and subject to change.
Funded Students: Employees of the Health Services Executive
If your Director of Nursing supports your application, and if you are an employee of the Health Services Executive Voluntary and Statutory Services, then the HSE will fund you to undertake this education programme. However if you fail to submit a fully complete up to date Nurse-Midwife Medicinal Product Prescribing Site Declaration Form to the HSE ONMSD (i.e.nurse.prescribing@hse.ie) prior to the UCD application closing date, funding will be withdrawn. Please note, HSE funded applicants must pay the €60 application fee. Your application cannot be processed fully unless the application fee has been paid.
Funding:
If the fees for your programme are being paid by a third party (full or partial), please ensure your funding organisation/sponsor/hospital contacts student.payments@ucd.ie. Please note this is not a student facing email address.
Student Queries:
If you have any queries about your fees, please contact the Student Desk:
https://www.ucd.ie/students/studentdesk/
Application Fee:
Please note that all applicants are required to pay the €60 application fee. Your application cannot be processed fully unless the application fee has been paid.
More information about fees is available on the UCD website at the link below:
You must:
Documents required
Please note: Failure to submit the required documentation or parts thereof prior to the application closing date will result in your application being rejected.
Applications are made online through UCD Applications. Applicants may be required to undertake an interview (either face-to-face or via telecommunication) as part of the admission process.
Applications for January 2025 will open from 1st October 2024 - 15th November 2024.
Please note that all applicants are required to pay a €60 application fee (from 1st October 2023). Your application cannot be processed fully unless the application fee has been paid.
Failure to submit the required documentation or parts thereof prior to the application closing date will result in your application being rejected.
Does this programme have an official conferring ceremony?
Please note there is no online or in-person conferring ceremony for this programme. Your parchment will be posted to you by UCD Conferring.