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Molly Courtenay1

  • 1Division of Health and Social Care, School of Health and Social Care, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7TE. m.courtenay@surrey.ac.uk

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Over 30,000 UK nurses are qualified prescribers, with 14,000 holding dual independent and supplementary prescriber qualifications. Despite benefits like time savings and increased autonomy, many nurses are not utilizing their prescribing skills.

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Published on: June 11, 2012

Area of Science:

  • Nursing Practice
  • Pharmacology
  • Healthcare Policy

Background:

  • Over 30,000 nurses in the UK are qualified to prescribe.
  • Approximately 14,000 nurses are qualified as both independent and supplementary prescribers.
  • There has been a notable increase in community nurses undertaking prescribing training.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the scope and impact of nurse prescribing in the UK.
  • To identify the benefits and challenges associated with nurse prescribing.
  • To explore the underutilization of prescribing skills by qualified nurses.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of nurse prescribing qualifications and training programs.
  • Review of reported benefits and challenges from nurse prescribers.
  • Identification of factors contributing to the non-utilization of prescribing skills.

Main Results:

  • Nurse prescribing has expanded significantly, with independent/supplementary prescribers having near-equal rights to doctors.
  • Reported benefits include time savings, improved patient information, and increased nurse satisfaction, status, and autonomy.
  • A significant number of qualified nurses are not actively utilizing their prescribing skills.

Conclusions:

  • Nurse prescribing has become an extended and valuable role for thousands of nurses in the UK.
  • The government's predicted benefits of nurse prescribing have largely been realized.
  • Further research is needed to understand why many qualified nurses are not utilizing their prescribing skills.