Article Green Open Access 2016

Supporting practice learning time for non-medical prescribing students: Managers' views

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Unwin, Rachel
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Redman, Susan G.
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Bain, Heather
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Macphee, Michael
 ME
McElhinney, Evelyn
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Downer, Frances
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Paterson, Ruth E.
Nursing Management
Journal · Vol. 23 · Issue 3 · pp. 25-29
Abstract

Managers in healthcare services have ever-increasing demands to consider in relation to front line care, including the continuing professional education needs of qualified practitioners who are advancing their roles. One advancement is non-medical prescribing, and this article reports part of the findings from a survey undertaken in Scotland which explored managers' views of the clinical support of staff enrolled on a non-medical prescribing programme. The article discusses how managers have an important role to play in supporting these learners in practice, and suggests all stakeholders should be aware of the pressure this adds to managers, and seek creative solutions to support the process of learning. © 2016 RCNi Ltd.

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continuing professional education Learning in practice Manager Non-medical prescribing

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learning human Humans Vocational education student physician nursing education human experiment professional standard organization and management manager prescription Scotland public relations Interprofessional Relations Professional Role Education, Nursing, Continuing national health service State Medicine staff Drug Prescriptions nurse administrator Nurse Administrators
Author Affiliations
Faculty of Health and Social Care, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
School of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom
Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
University of Stirling, Stirling, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom
Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
University of the West of Scotland, Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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