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

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.

• 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.