This book provides an overview of non-medical prescribing by health professions other than doctors and covers the ethics, legal and patient safety framework. The book is intended as a guide for practitioners on how to prescribe confidently in specialist areas.
The book is divided into two comprehensive sections and provides an overview of non-medical prescribing by healthcare professionals other than doctors. In addition to providing background information on history and prescriber insights and reflections, it includes:
* competencies needed (including RPSGB guidelines)
* the moral aspects of prescribing
* nine specialist clinical topics from prescribing in diabetes, through to prescribing in oncology and palliative care
* clinical case studies for support
* sources for more detailed information in areas such as consultation skills.
Mahesh Sodha