The Textbook of Non-Medical Prescribing
by Dilyse Nuttall, Jane Rutt-Howard
3rd Edition
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9781119520474 |
| eText ISBN | 9781119520504 |
| Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Publishing Year | 2020 |
| Edition | 3rd Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 368 |
The Textbook of Non-Medical Prescribing, 3rd Edition, presents foundational principles and clinical practices for safe prescribing roles. Written by Dilyse Nuttall and Jane Rutt-Howard, the volume explains the professional, legal, and therapeutic principles of non-medical prescribing.
Coverage addresses pharmacology, medicines management, consultation processes, and multidisciplinary team dynamics. The volume also examines clinical assessment methods and prescribing considerations for specific patient populations, including children, pregnant individuals, and patients with renal or hepatic conditions.
Designed for students, nurses, dietitians, pharmacists, and allied health practitioners pursuing qualifications or seeking an educational refresher, the textbook links directly to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's Competency Framework for all Prescribers.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Prescribing in Context
- • The prescribing journey
- • Defining non‐medical prescribing
- • The non‐medical prescribing vision
- • Attitude shifts
- • Non‐medical prescribing, medical prescribing or prescribing
- • Changes in clinical practice
- • The role of non‐medical prescribing
- • Compassion in practice, the 6 Cs and leading change
- • The economic context
- • The private sector
- • The public health context
- • UK public health policy
- • Need and expectations
- • Differentiating between prescribers
- • Independent prescribing
- • Assessment
- • Supplementary prescribing
- • Nurse non‐medical prescribers
- • Pharmacist non‐medical prescribers
- • Allied health professional non‐medical prescribers
- • PGDs
- • Access to education programmes
- • Summary of the context of prescribing
- • References
Chapter 2: Professional, Legal, and Ethical Issues in Prescribing Practice
- • Part 1: Professional issues
- • Part 2: Legal issues
- • Part 3: Ethical issues
- • Conclusion
- • Table of cases
- • References
- • Acts and statutory instruments
Chapter 3: Factors Influencing Prescribing
- • The prescriber
- • The patient
- • The product
- • References
Chapter 4: The Consultation Umbrella Supporting Effective Consultations
- • Presenting the consultation umbrella
- • The value of therapeutic communication
- • Consultation models in context
- • The consultation umbrella – a consultation model
- • Clinical decision‐making
- • Conclusion
- • References
Chapter 5: Essential Pharmacology for Non‐medical Prescribers
- • Pharmacology as part of prescribing practice
- • Example of potential pharmacokinetic impact on patient care
- • Example of potential pharmacodynamic impact on patient care
- • Brief introduction to pharmacological terms
- • Guide through processes to build and develop one’s own formulary, with examples
- • BNF: practise using this essential resource
- • Prescribing in co‐morbidity
- • Management and avoidance of drug interactions
- • Management and avoidance of ADRs
- • Drugs with a narrow therapeutic index or range
- • Other resources to support your learning
- • References
Chapter 6: The Multidisciplinary Prescribing Team
- • Defining ‘the multidisciplinary prescribing team’
- • Confusion in terminology
- • The drivers in multidisciplinary team working
- • The benefits to prescribing within a team
- • Models for the multidisciplinary approach
- • Putting the ‘P’ in MDT
- • Understanding roles
- • Pharmacists
- • Nurse and midwife prescribers
- • Allied health professionals
- • Physiotherapists
- • Radiographers
- • Optometrists
- • Podiatrists
- • Dietitians (Nutritionists)
- • Paramedics
- • Non‐medical prescribing lead
- • The multidisciplinary non‐medical prescribing team
- • Benefits to patients and clients
- • Commissioning and the MDPT
- • Problems with multidisciplinary team working!
- • Education and learning
- • Conclusion
- • References
Chapter 7: Clinical Skills
- • Holistic assessment and initial impressions
- • The national early warning score
- • Vital signs
- • Clinical examination
- • Examination of body systems
- • Conclusion
- • References
Chapter 8: Prescribing for Specific Groups
- • Introduction
- • Prescribing in liver disease
- • Renal
- • Prescribing in pregnancy
- • Prescribing in breastfeeding
- • Prescribing for older people
- • Prescribing for children and young people
- • Other groups
- • References
Chapter 9: Enhancing Non‐medical Prescribing Through Reflective Practice, Evidence‐based Prescribing and Continuing Professional Development
- • Introduction: non‐medical prescribing – a success story
- • What is reflective practice?
- • Evidence‐based prescribing practice
- • Medicines management and medicines optimisation
- • Medication review
- • Polypharmacy
- • Medicines at the interface
- • Medicines reconciliation
- • Building concordance
- • Continuing professional development
- • Numeracy and NMP
- • NMP: into the future
- • References
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