Nurse Prescribing Diploma Online Course

The Nurse Prescribing Diploma is a comprehensive, evidence-based, globally recognised program tailored for healthcare professionals seeking advanced skills in prescription management, especially in the context of Learning Disabilities. Designed to empower nurses with deeper pharmacological knowledge and legal understanding, this diploma offers a well-structured curriculum that balances theory and clinical application.

Whether you're aiming to enhance your competence in clinical prescribing, advance your career, or deliver better care to individuals with learning disabilities, this program equips you with the critical knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to safely and effectively prescribe medication across a variety of complex clinical scenarios.

The course also integrates pharmacovigilance, patient-centered care, evidence-based medicine, and the interdisciplinary collaboration essential for prescribing safely in modern clinical settings.

Learning Outcomes

• Understand legal, ethical and professional aspects of nurse prescribing.
• Identify safe medication practices for patients with learning disabilities.
• Analyse pharmacological principles across different patient populations.
• Evaluate evidence-based prescribing for mental and physical disorders.
• Enhance communication with patients and multidisciplinary health teams.
• Reflect on professional accountability in clinical prescribing decisions.

Course Link: Nurse Prescribing Diploma

Course Curriculum

Module 1: Introduction to Nurse PrescribingUnderstand the foundation of prescribing rights, nurse-led care models, and scope.

Module 2: Legal and Ethical Aspects of PrescribingExplore guidelines, accountability, consent, prescribing boundaries, and professional standards.

Module 3: Medicine ManagementCover storage, administration, record-keeping, risk reduction, and medication reconciliation.

Module 4: Anxiety Disorders in AdultsDiagnose, prescribe and manage SSRIs, benzodiazepines, and alternative interventions.

Module 5: Liver Diseases: Diagnosis & PrescribingFocus on liver function, pharmacokinetics, drug metabolism and dose adjustment.

Module 6: Common Problems: Pharmacological ManagementHandle common clinical conditions with correct drug use and monitoring protocols.

Module 7: Anti-Microbial PrescribingCombat resistance with appropriate antibiotics, stewardship, and infection control.

Module 8: Cardiac Problems and PrescribingLearn to prescribe for hypertension, heart failure, and arrhythmias safely.

Module 9: Neurological Problems and PrescribingManage epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, migraines with precise clinical judgment.

Module 10: Palliative CaresControl pain, distress, and end-of-life symptoms with ethical medication choices.

Module 11: Prescribing in Pregnancy and LactationUnderstand fetal risks, maternal safety, drug categories, and alternatives.

Module 12: Prescribing for Older PeopleManage polypharmacy, age-related changes, and dementia-related drug regimes.

Module 13: Prescribing Children’sEnsure safe paediatric dosing, developmental pharmacology, and patient communication.

Module 14: Common Medicines in UseStudy high-risk medications, side effects, interactions, and patient safety.

Module 15: Challenges and Future of Nurse PrescribingExplore digital prescribing, AI, international policy shifts, and role development.

Disclaimer:

This is an online course with pre-recorded lessons. You will get access to the course within 48 hours after your enrolment.