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The Professional Diploma Prescription of Medication (with Health Assessment) prepares the nurse or midwife for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) as a Registered Nurse Prescriber (RNP) or a Registered Midwife Prescriber (RMP). This is a 30 ECTS* credit, level 8 NFQ** special purpose award.
This programme provides the nurse or midwife with the requisite knowledge, skill and competence to prescribe medicinal products safely and effectively in accordance with legal and professional regulatory frameworks and standards. It is delivered in collaboration with lecturers from UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science.
Prior to applying to UCD:
Please note:
The Office of the Nursing and Midwifery Services Director HSE funds all registered nurses and midwives employed in the HSE to undertake this education programme.
You may also be interested viewing in the University Certificate Prescribing Medicinal Products and Referring for Radiological Procedures which combines two programmes into one (i.e. the 'Professional Diploma Prescription of Medication' and the 'Professional Certificate Referring for Radiological Procedures').
* ECTS - European Credit Transfer System
** NFQ - National Framework of Qualifications
This programme is for any nurse or midwife who feels the extension of the authority to prescribe will enhance their role and improve the quality and standard of patient care. This extended role must be discussed and approved in advance with your Director of Nursing/Midwifery/Public Health.
This programme is for any General, Psychiatric, Children's, Intellectual Disability Registered Nurse or Midwife or Registered Public Health Nurse, who has three years post registration clinical experience (within the past five years) with the equivalent of one year full time experience in the specific area of practice in which they wish to prescribe.
At the end of this programme candidates will be able to:
This programme commences in January, runs over two trimesters and comprises four modules:
January - May (Spring Trimester)
January - August (Spring & Summer Trimesters)
Spring Trimester (Jan – May)
Module: Advanced Health Assessment
Lectures are delivered using a blended approach. All live online lectures and face to face clinical laboratories (in UCD campus) are delivered on Wednesdays.
Module: Pharmacology: Nurse-Midwife Prescribing
Pharmacology lectures are delivered face to face in the classroom on UCD campus each Wednesday.
Module: Prescribing Practice Context
Lectures are delivered using a blended approach. All live online lectures and face to face lectures are delivered on Wednesdays.
Spring &Summer Trimester (Jan – End of July)
Module: Clinical Practicum Prescribing
Clinical learning is comprised of 26 weeks clinical exposure in the area in which you currently work and in which you intend to prescribe once registered as a Registered Nurse-Midwife Prescriber. A designated medical practitioner mentor will provide 96 hours clinical instruction. Students must complete 10 medicinal product prescribing case studies (i.e. seven formative and three summative) under the supervision of a medical practitioner.
Timetable
Click here to see X644 Provisional Prescribing Master Timetable January - July 2023. Please note this timetable is provisional and subject to change.
*Please note:
You must:
Validated copies of Certificate/Diploma/Degree awards in Nursing
Original transcript(s) including date and grading of degree award (non UCD Graduates only) & notarised English translations where relevant
A photocopy of current NMBI registration
A copy of your birth certificate or personal page of passport
Evidence of proficiency in English language (applicants whose first language is not English).
Site Declaration Form (Prescribing Medicinal Products) (Only up to date fully complete Site Declaration Forms will be accepted)
Please note: Failure to submit the required documentation or parts thereof prior to the application closing date will result in your application being rejected
Applications are made online through UCD Applications. Applicants may be required to undertake an interview (either face-to-face or via telecommunication) as part of the admission process.
Failure to submit the required documentation or parts thereof prior to the application closing date will result in your application being rejected.
Please note that all applicants are required to pay a €50 application fee. Your application cannot be processed fully unless the application fee has been paid.
Funded Students: Employees of Health Services Executive
If you are an employee of the Health Services Executive Voluntary and Statutory Services and your Director of Nursing supports your application, then the HSE will fund you to undertake this education programme. Please note, funded applicants must pay the €50 application fee. Your application cannot be processed fully unless the application fee has been paid.
UCD Fees
The fees for your programme can be found at the links below. Search using your major code (the four-digit code beginning with 'X' which can be found in the key information box on this page).
Please note that UCD fees are subject to change annually. The fees shown include the student centre levy which must be paid by all students.
Funding:
If the fees for your programme are being paid by a third party (full or partial), please ensure your funding organisation/sponsor/hospital contacts student.payments@ucd.ie. Please note this is not a student facing email address.
Student Queries:
If you have any queries about your fees, please contact the Student Desk:
https://www.ucd.ie/students/studentdesk/
Application Fee:
Please note that all applicants are required to pay the €50 application fee. Your application cannot be processed fully unless the application fee has been paid.
More information about fees is available on the UCD website at the link below:
The fees for the Professional Certificate Referring for Radiological Procedure programme can be found at the links below. Search using your major code (the four-digit code beginning with ‘X644’ which can be found in the key information box on the right-hand side of this page).
All applicants are required to pay the €50 application fee. Your application cannot be processed fully unless the application fee has been paid. Further information about fees is available on the UCD Fees website. If you have any query about your fees, please contact student.payments@ucd.ie
Please note: UCD fees are subject to change annually. The fees shown include the student centre levy which must be paid by all students