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Prescribing for Nurses: Independent and Supplementary (V300) (Level 7)

University of Portsmouth

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Course options

  • Qualification

    Short Course Certificate

  • Location

    Online/Distance learning

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    21-SEP-26

  • Duration

    8 Months

Course summary

On the course, you'll build your legal, ethical, professional, pharmacology and therapeutics knowledge. You'll develop a thorough understanding of the scope of your practice and gain the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) competencies needed to ensure safe prescribing practices.

When you complete the course successfully, you'll have the skills to undertake consultations with patients and prescribe safely in complex situations using the RPS Compentency Framework. You'll also be eligible to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) as an independent/supplementary nurse prescriber.

Please note if you don't register your prescribing award within 5 years of completing the course you'll need to complete the course again before you can register as a prescriber.

This course has been approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), meaning the course meets the standards of education, training, conduct and performance required for nurses in the UK.

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University information

University of Portsmouth

University of Portsmouth

University of Portsmouth

  • University League Table

    42nd

  • Campus address

    Portsmouth Campus, University House, Winston Churchill Avenue, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 2UP, United Kingdom

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Nursing & Midwifery

    34th out of 84 4

    21st out of 73 4

  • Entry standards

    / Max 207
    129 62%

    43rd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    98.0 98%

    18th

    8

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.87 72%

    75th

    33

  • Entry standards

    / Max 181
    122 67%

    40th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    88.0 88%

    44th

    5

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.24 81%

    23rd

    23

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