Principles and Practice of Nurse Prescribing

Dr Jill Gould is an Assistant Subject Lead in Children’s, Midwifery, and Professional Practice at the University of Derby, providing strategic leadership and expertise across post-registration and postgraduate programmes. She is an experienced nurse, academic, and researcher with expertise in community nursing and prescribing practice. She began her Nursing career in Canada before moving to the UK, where she specialised in District Nursing and prescribing, later progressing into senior academic roles and attaining the title of Queen’s Nurse. Her work integrates practice, teaching, and research, with a focus on prescribing, motivational interviewing, assessment and feedback pedagogies, person-centred care, and the ethical, legal, and professional dimensions of advanced and specialist practice. Her research and publication interests include consultation models, prescribing, and inclusive practice to address health inequalities and promote person-centred education and healthcare. Dr Heather Bain is Head of Academic Operations at the Centre for Rural Health Sciences, University of the Highlands and Islands, where she provides strategic leadership in academic and educational development. She has extensive experience in higher education, with roles in curriculum design, quality assurance, programme leadership and senior academic management. Heather has worked locally and nationally to champion community nursing, advanced practice and prescribing education, including secondments with NHS Education for Scotland and the Nursing and Midwifery Council, alongside quality assurance work on behalf of professional regulators. Her professional contributions have been recognised with fellowship of the Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland, and she serves on national editorial and professional advisory boards. Her research and scholarly activity focus on community nursing, advanced practice, prescribing and healthcare education, integrating academic inquiry with practice to influence policy, leadership and workforce development.

• Chapter 1: The policy and professional context of nurse prescribingChapter 2: The legal and ethical context of nurse prescribingChapter 3: Assessment and consultationChapter 4: Evidence-based practice and prescribing governanceChapter 5: Pharmacology and prescribingChapter 6: Teamwork, communication and public healthChapter 7: The nurse prescriber’s formularyChapter 8: Preparation, proficiency and continuing professional development for prescribing

"This will be a useful and highly relevant resource for independent prescribers, whether they are clinicians considering a refresher or students/newly qualified NMPs who need a reference text.""Principles and practice of nurse prescribing takes a holistic and grounded approach to the complexities of modern prescribing practice. This textbook will be a valuable addition to the resources available for non-medical prescribers and, in particular, those from the nursing disciplines."