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Nurse prescribing in the UK

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Databases: BNI and Intute.

This list was put together using the library's Internet database collection.

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Journal articles

Title
A review of the merits of the nurse practitioner role.
Source
Nursing Standard, 10 Jan 2007, vol. 21, no. 18, p. 35-40, ISSN: 0029-6570.
Author(s)
Wilson-J, Bunnell-T.

Title
The power to prescribe.
Source
Nursing Times, 16 Jan 2007, vol. 103, no. 3, p. 16-8, ISSN: 0954-7762.
Author(s)
O-Dowd-A.

Title
Reflections of nurse independent prescribing in the hospital setting.
Source
Nursing Standard, 29 Nov 2006, vol. 21, no. 12, p. 35-8, ISSN: 0029-6570.
Author(s)
Clegg-A, Meades-R, Broderick-W.

Title
Struggle over controlled drug prescribing rights.
Source
Nursing Times, 28 Nov 2006, vol. 102, no. 48, p. 8-9, ISSN: 0954-7762.
Author(s)
O-Dowd-A.

Title
Prescribing is not the only issue for nurses and drugs.
Source
British Journal of Nursing, 10 Aug 2006, vol. 15, no. 15, p. 837, ISSN: 0966-0461.
Author(s)
Castledine-G.

Title
Nurse prescribers are not rewarded for this new responsibility.
Source
Nursing Times, 22 Aug 2006, vol. 102, no. 34, p. 12, ISSN: 0954-7762.
Author(s)
Warner-J.

Title
Independent prescribing and beyond.
Source
Journal of Community Nursing, Jun 2006, vol. 20, no. 6, p. 19-20, ISSN: 0263-4465.
Author(s)
Courtenay-M, Griffiths-M.

Title
Setting the standards for nurse prescribing.
Source
Nursing Times, 30 May 2006, vol. 102, no. 22, p. 46-7, ISSN: 0954-7762.
Author(s)
Shuttleworth-A.

Title
Access all areas.
Source
Nursing Standard, 26 Apr 2006, vol. 20, no. 33, p. 14-5, ISSN: 0029-6570.
Author(s)
Agnew-T.

Title
A prescription for success.
Source
Nursing Times, 18 Apr 2006, vol. 102, no. 16, p. 12-3, ISSN: 0954-7762.
Author(s)
Strachan-Bennett-S.

Title
Independent and supplementary prescribing: an overview.
Source
Primary Health Care, Feb 2006, vol. 16, no. 1, p. 21-4, ISSN: 0264-5033.
Author(s)
Courtenay-M.

Title
Uncertain start for full prescribing.
Source
Nursing Times, 21 Mar 2006, vol. 102, no. 12, p. 12, ISSN: 0954-7762.
Author(s)
O-Dowd-A.

Title
Addressing the concerns of the trainee nurse prescriber.
Source
Nursing Times, 14 Mar 2006, vol. 102, no. 11, p. 36-9, ISSN: 0954-7762.
Author(s)
Bradley-E, Nolan-P.

Title
Attitudes towards, and information needs in relation to, supplementary nurse prescribing in the UK: an empirical study.
Source
Journal of Clinical Nursing, Jan 2006, vol. 15, no. 1, p. 22-8, ISSN: 0962-1067.
Author(s)
Berry-D, Courtenay-M, Bersellini-E.

Title
Ask the experts: non-medical prescribing.
Source
Nursing Older People, Jan 2006, vol. 17, no. 10, p. 14-5, ISSN: 1472-0795.
Author(s)
Barker-W, Clegg-A, Webster-Walsh-B.

Title
The nursing profession's coming of age.
Source
BMJ, 10 Dec 2005, vol. 331, no. 7529, p. 1415, ISSN: 0959-8138.
Author(s)
Young-G.

Title
Extended prescribing by UK nurses and pharmacists.
Source
BMJ, 19 Nov 2005, vol. 331, no. 7526, p. 1154-5, ISSN: 0959-8138.
Author(s)
Avery-A, Pringle-M.

Title
Implications of non-medical prescribing of controlled drugs.
Source
Nursing Times, 1 Nov 2005, vol. 101, no. 44, p. 32-3, ISSN: 0954-7762.
Author(s)
Bridge-J, Hemingway-S, Murphy-K.

Title
Which way for nurse prescribing?.
Source
British Journal of Community Nursing, Sep 2005, vol. 10, no. 9, p. 440, ISSN: 1362-4407.
Author(s)
While-A.

Title
Nurse prescribers: who are they and how do they perceive their role?.
Source
Journal of Advanced Nursing, Sep 2005, vol. 51, no. 5, p. 439-48, ISSN: 0309-2402.
Author(s)
Bradley-E, Campbell-P, Nolan-P.

Title
Understanding developments in non-medical prescribing.
Source
Nursing Times, 23 Aug 2005, vol. 101, no. 34, p. 30-3, ISSN: 0954-7762.
Author(s)
Culley-F.

Title
Nurse prescribing in diabetes care.
Source
Diabetic Medicine: Continuing Education Supplement, Jan 2005, vol. 22, no. supplement 1, p. 22(supplement 1). p18-20, ISSN: 0742-3071.
Author(s)
Padmore-E.

Title
Medication and mental health nurses: developing new ways of working.
Source
Mental Health Practice, Feb 2005, vol. 8, no. 5, p. 12-4, ISSN: 1465-8720.
Author(s)
Brimblecombe-N, Parr-A, Gray-R.

Title
Should nurses prescribe? Reviewing the issues from US and UK perspectives.
Source
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, Dec 2004, vol. 42, no. 12, p. 14-9, ISSN: 0279-3695.
Author(s)
Bailey-K.

Title
Lifting the lid on the drug industry.
Source
Nursing Times, 23 Nov 2004, vol. 100, no. 47, p. 20-2, ISSN: 0954-7762.
Author(s)
Hartley-J.

Title
Is the profession prepared for nurse prescribing in hospitals?.
Source
Nursing Times, 28 Sep 2004, vol. 100, no. 39, p. 26-8, ISSN: 0954-7762.
Author(s)
Ryan-C.

Title
Writer's block.
Source
Nursing Standard, 28 Jul 2004, vol. 18, no. 46, p. 14-7, ISSN: 0029-6570.
Author(s)
Pearce-L.

Title
My work is about challenging bureaucracy.
Source
Professional Nurse, Jul 2004, vol. 19, no. 11, p. 53, ISSN: 0266-8130.
Author(s)
Scott-C.

Title
Supplementary nurse prescribing.
Source
Nursing Standard, 23 Jun 2004, vol. 18, no. 41, p. 33-9, ISSN: 0029-6570.
Author(s)
Hay-A, Bradley-E, Nolan-P.

Title
Helping the medicine go down.
Source
Professional Nurse, Jun 2004, vol. 19, no. 10, p. 54-5, ISSN: 0266-8130.
Author(s)
Wright-L.

Title
Recent developments in prescribing.
Source
Journal of Community Nursing, Mar 2004, vol. 18, no. 3, p. 4-6, ISSN: 0263-4465.
Author(s)
Baird-A.

Title
Nurse prescribing: developing the evaluation agenda.
Source
Nursing Standard, 31 Mar 2004, vol. 18, no. 29, p. 40-4, ISSN: 0029-6570.
Author(s)
Jordan-S, Griffiths-H.

Title
Nurses' perceptions of their pharmacology educational needs.
Source
Journal of Advanced Nursing, Feb 2004, vol. 45, no. 4, p. 392-400, ISSN: 0309-2402.
Author(s)
King-R.

Title
Nephrology nursing: blurring the boundaries: the reality of expert practice.
Source
Journal of Clinical Nursing, Feb 2004, vol. 13, no. 2, p. 210-8, ISSN: 0962-1067.
Author(s)
Bonner-A, Walker-A.

Class: QV448
Title: Oxford handbook of nurse prescribing
Author(s): Beckwith, Sue; Franklin, Penny
Publisher: Oxford University Press: Oxford 2007
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Class: QV440
Title: Nurse prescribers formulary for community practitioners 2005-2007
Author(s): British Medical Association & Royal Pharmaceutical Society of GB
Publisher: British Medical Association: London 2005
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Class: QV448
Title: Independent and supplementary prescribing: an essential guide
Author(s): Courtenay, Molly; Griffiths, Matt
Publisher: Cambridge University Press: Cambridge 2005
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Class: QV448
Title: Extending independent nurse prescribing within the NHS in England: a guide for implementation
Author(s): Department of Health
Publisher: Department of Health: London 2002
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Class: QV448
Title: Standards of proficiency for nurse and midwife prescribers
Author(s): Nursing and Midwifery Council
Publisher: Nursing and Midwifery Council: London 2006
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Websites

Extending independent nurse prescribing within the NHS in England : a guide for implementation, 2nd edition
This is the second edition of the Department of Health publication 'Extending Independent Nurse Prescribing within the NHS in England : a guide for implementation', published February 2004.
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Mechanisms of nurse and pharmacist prescribing and supply of medicines
This document, published January 2003 by the Department of Health, provides information about different types of nurse and pharmacist prescribing. Information is available, in table format, about who can carry out the different forms of prescribing, medicines that can be prescribed, and the number of each type of prescriber.
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Nurse prescriber
Nurse Prescriber is a UK based educational service and information resource for all those with an interest in nurse prescribing.
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