Micro-credential - Professional, Ethical, Legal and Communication Issues informing Nurse and Midwife Prescribing and Clinical Practicum

This micro-credential is for registered nurses/midwives who prescribe medications, prescribers working in other jurisdictions who wish to prescribe in Ireland. Successful completion of this micro-credential addresses the mandatory regulatory requirement for registration as a nurse/midwife prescriber with NMBI.  

It will cover content relating to professional accountability and responsibility in relation to nurse prescribing. Learners will explore legislation relevant to the practice of nurse prescribing and learn how to make decisions around prescribing, as a multi-professional team member. 

Topics covered in this micro-credential include: 

1. Professional accountability and responsibility in relation to nurse prescribing.
2. Ethical principles and concepts and challenges in prescribing practice professional judgement and deal with moral challenges with greater confidence.
3. Legal liability and clinical indemnity for prescribing in the context of the expanded nurse/midwife role.
4. Communicating assessment findings to clients or carers and provide them with appropriate education and information to enable them to actively participate in decision making.

On successful completion of this micro-credential, learners will be able to:  

• Understand and apply safe practice within the framework of professional accountability and responsibility in relation to nurse/midwife prescribing and health policy.
• Understand and demonstrate the ethical principles and concepts in their prescribing practice to identify values at risk and values to be nurtured in the nurse/midwife prescriber’s role.
• Demonstrate an understanding and the application of legislation relevant to the practice of nurse/midwife prescribing.
• Participate as a member of the MDT in the assessment, communication, and documentation of findings to clients or carers and provide them with online face-to-face appropriate education and information to enable them to actively participate in decision-making.

Nursing & Midwifery – Courses – Trinity College Dublin (tcd.ie)