My Prescribing
Supporting prescribing practice development
Resources and educational aids for educators, prescribing students, and qualified prescribers.
What is "My prescribing"?
Purpose and aims
The purpose of this resources site is to support practitioners and educators in the development of safe and effective prescribing.
The key aims are to:
provide useful tools and resources to support and advance prescribing practice.
gain feedback from users and evaluate specific tools so they are of optimal benefit for prescribers.
facilitate information and resource exchange for prescribing practice.
This website offers a selection of resources and an opportunity to evaluate these.
The textbook "Principles and practice of nurse prescribing" (Gould and Bain, 2022) introduced a new prescribing consultation model ("RAPID-CASE"). This model aimed to enable prescribers or students to outline clear steps to prescribing decisions, and was made available for use and evaluation.
Following analysis of survey responses, the updated model PreSCRIBE SAFER is now available.
What is included on this website?
Content
The content is based on 4 themes:
Theme 1: Professional Legal & Ethical context
Theme 2: Assessment and consultation
Theme 3: Pharmacology
Theme 4: Evidence-based prescribing practice
Resources to help you continue to meet requirements and develop your practice as a prescriber include:
A workbook which includes:
Optional activities
Case study forms to record decision-making using PreSCRIBE SAFER
A Personal Formulary
Mapping pages for the RPS (2021) CFaP
Critical reflection templates
Themed reference / recommended reading lists and links to external resources
A Padlet to facilitate the sharing of further links and resources with others
Evaluation forms
Section links by Theme
Theme 1 Professional, Legal & Ethical aspects of prescribing
Prescribing Governance, Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Theme 2: Assessment & Clinical decision-making
Clinical Decision-making, consultation models, PreSCRIBE SAFER
Theme 3: Pharmacology
Fundamentals, quizzes and links to further resources
Theme 4: Evidence-based practice
Underpinning decision-making for prescribing
Images from: Gould, J. and Bain H. (2022) Principles & practice of nurse prescribing. First edition. London. https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/principles-and-practice-of-nurse-prescribing/book265193
PDF Workbook
My Prescribing - Workbook.pdfMy Prescribing Workbook
The prescribing workbook is an Adobe form document and works best with Adobe Acrobat. However, you should also be able to access it with other apps, or print it out as a hard copy.
The activities are optional and feedback is sought on whether further pages (e.g. personal formulary) would be useful. Please use the link to provide feedback and request extra pages be added as separate resources.
*Please note: this workbook embeds the previous model (RAPID CASE) and will be updated April 2025
PreSCRIBE SAFER
Padlet
Padlet for My Prescribing
A Padlet is available on its own page in this resource, accessed via the link below or the tab at the top of the page. It is a way to view and share useful resources with each other.
Question & FAQs
References & recommended reading
You will find recommended reading and other resource links at the bottom of the page for each topic area. The resources for this page are more general, for example prescribing textbooks that cover all related themes.
- Courtenay, M. & Griffiths, M. (2022) Independent and supplementary prescribing: an essential guide. 3rd edition. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. https://www.cambridge.org/gb/academic/subjects/medicine/nursing/independent-and-supplementary-prescribing-essential-guide-3rd-edition?format=PB
- Cumberlege, J. (2003). A triumph of sense over tradition: the development of nurse prescribing. Nurse Prescribing, 1(1), pp.10–14. Available at: https://doi.org/10.12968/npre.2003.1.1.11180.
- Duncan D. and Johnstone J. (2018) Prescriber ready – are you ready? Nurse Prescribing 2018 16:7, 345-347
- General Medical Council (GMC) (2021) Good practice in prescribing and managing medicines and devices; Prescribing unlicensed medicines [Online] Available at: https://www.gmc-uk.org/ethical-guidance/ethical-guidance-for-doctors/good-practice-in-prescribing-and-managing-medicines-and-devices
- Gould, J. and Bain H. (2022) Principles & practice of nurse prescribing. First edition. London: Learning Matters. https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/principles-and-practice-of-nurse-prescribing/book265193
- Hall K. and Picton C. (2020) Analysing the Competency Framework for all Prescribers Journal of Prescribing Practice 2020 2:3, 122-128
- Joint Formulary Committee (JFC) British National Formulary (online) London: BMJ Group and Pharmaceutical Press Available at: https://bnf.nice.org.uk
- National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) / Nurse prescribers’ advisory group (NPAG) Nurse prescribers formulary https://bnf.nice.org.uk/nurse-prescribers-formulary/
- Nuttal D., and Rutt-Howard J. (2020) The textbook of non-medical prescribing. Third edition. Hoboken, New Jersey, Wiley-Blackwell.
- Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) (2021) Medicines optimisation hub https://www.rpharms.com/resources/pharmacy-guides/medicines-optimisation-hub