Nurse Prescribing Resources

Andrea Surridge & Tanya Spriggs describe the roll out of nurse prescribing in Wales.
Andrea Surridge RGN, BN, NDN, PGCE, CPT is a Lecturer/Practitioner, Bro Morgannwg NHS Trust seconded to University of Wales Swansea
Tanya Spriggs RGN, DN BSc (Hons) is Acting Head of Community Nursing, Bro Morgannwg NHS Trust.
Article accepted for publication: July 2006

Topics:  Best practice

Olabisi Oshinbolu reflects on a prescribing intervention undertaken as a student district nurse at London South Bank University.
Olabisi Oshinbolu is a District Nurse at Newham Primary Care Trust.
Article accepted for publication: December 2006

Topics:  Concordance

Professor Molly Courtenay gives an update on the progression of nurse prescribing
Professor Molly Courtenay PhD, MSc,
Cert Ed, RGN, School of Health & Social Care Reading University and is RCN Joint Prescribing Adviser
Article accepted for publication: June 2007

Professor Molly Courtenay discusses the benefits and factors which inhibit and facilitate nurse prescribing practice
Professor Molly Courtenay PhD, MSc,
Cert Ed, RGN, School of Health & Social Care, Reading University and is a Joint Prescribing Adviser for the RCN
Article accepted for publication: September 2007

Topics:  Ease of access

Andrew McEwan & Dawn Taylor evaluate the current status of health visitors within their prescribing role
Andrew McEwan BA Hons, RNLD is a Senior Lecturer, Non-Medical Prescribing, Leeds Metropolitan University
Dawn Taylor MSc, RGN, RM HV Cert is a Senior Lecturer, Specialist Community Practice – Health Visiting, Leeds Metropolitan University
Article accepted for publication: November 2007

Elizabeth Haidar discusses the role of the advanced nurse practitioner and learning acquisition of clinical assessment skills and prescribing on a patient in general practice.
Elizabeth Haidar MSc, BSc (Hons), RN is an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Birmingham
Article accepted for publication: April 2008

Professor Matt Griffiths discusses the need for nurses to have their say when it comes to prescribing practices

Professor Matt Griffiths is an Independent Nurse Consultant, Visiting Professor of Prescribing & Medicines, University of Northampton, Senior Nurse for Medicines, University Hospitals of Leicester

Article accepted for publication: August 2009

Debbie Davies discusses nurse prescribing and the need for continuing professional education from a Welsh perspective

Debbie Davies MSc, RGN, BSc (Hons) Nursing, PGdip DN, PGCE, is Primary Care Quality Nurse Coordinator-Primary Care Quality Information Service-National Public Health Service Wales (NPHS)

Article accepted for publication: October 2009

Topics:  Role development

Pat Black discusses some of the modern stoma appliances available and offers a guide to choosing the correct appliance for the patient with a bowel or bladder stoma.

Pat Black Consultant Nurse, Coloproctology, The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust. Honorary Senior Lecturer, Buckinghamshire New University.

Article accepted for publication: July 2011