Programme Overview:
- Duration:
- 4 Months
- Attendance:
- Part Time
- Mode of Delivery:
- Face-to-Face
- Next Intake:
- 2023/2024 January
- Contact Name:
- Paul Masterson
- Contact Number:
- Fees:
- Fee Information
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.
You may also be interested viewing in the University Certificate Prescribing Medicinal Products and Referring for Radiological Procedures which combines two programmes into one (i.e. the 'Professional Diploma Prescription of Medication' and the 'Professional Certificate Referring for Radiological Procedures').
* 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:
The programme commences in January, runs over two trimesters and comprises three modules:
January - May (Spring Trimester)
January - August (Spring & Summer Trimesters)
Teaching and Learning
Spring Trimester (Jan – May)
Module: Pharmacology: Nurse-Midwife Prescribing
Pharmacology lectures are delivered face to face in the classroom on UCD campus each Wednesday.
Module: Prescribing Practice Context
Lectures are delivered using a blended approach. All live online lectures and face to face lectures are delivered on a Wednesday.
Spring & Summer Trimester (Jan – End of July)
Module: Clinical Practicum Prescribing
Clinical learning is comprised of 26 weeks clinical exposure in the area in which you currently work and in which you intend to prescribe once registered as a Registered Nurse-Midwife Prescriber. 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 a medical practitioner.
Timetable
Click here to see X642 Provisional Prescribing Master Timetable January - July 2023. Please note this timetable is provisional and subject to change.
*Please note:
ProfDip Prescription of Medication (X642) Part Time
EU fee per year - € 2580
***Fees are subject to change
Funded Students: Employees of the Health Services Executive
If you are an employee of the Health Services Executive Voluntary and Statutory Services and your Director of Nursing supports your application, then the HSE will fund you to undertake this education programme. Please note, funded applicants must pay the €50 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 €50 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.
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.