Antimicrobial stewardship: a competency framework to support the role of nurses
The role of nurses in antimicrobial stewardship and the competency framework underpinning it
24 Mar 2021
Molly Courtenay
An antimicrobial stewardship competency framework in nurse education and practice
How to assist nurses in ensuring the safe and effective use of antibiotics
24 Feb 2020
Nurse prescribing education and formulary must change
Research shows the conditions community nurses should be able to prescribe medicines for
01 Aug 2018
An overview of developments in nurse prescribing in the UK
Why you should read this article: » To update your knowledge of advances in relation to the prescribing of medicines by nurses » To familiarise yourself with the background to nurse prescribing, including some of the legislative and policy changes that have occurred » To recognise the challenges associated with nurse prescribing and meeting healthcare service needs » To support interprofessional education and a multiprofessional approach to prescribing In the UK and internationally, the nursing profession is continuing to advance and innovate its roles and functions. One area in which this is particularly notable is nurse prescribing. The UK has the most extended nurse prescribing rights in the world, with significant advances in this field over the past two decades. This article reflects on this development, what has been learned and the challenges that remain in relation to nurse prescribing and meeting healthcare service needs.
06 Apr 2018
Nurses can influence antibiotic prescribing
Making antibiotic sensitivity – through the nursing management of respiratory tract infections – a global priority in primary care.
31 May 2017