This site is run by Angela Nagle and Bernie Campbell
Angela Nagle RGN, BSc Nurse Practitioner
(Primary Care), Nurse Independent Prescriber.
Welcome to the Nurse Prescriber forum.
I work as a Nurse Practitioner in General Practice in
East London
. I see a mix of walk in patients with undiagnosed conditions, patients with
long term conditions and those in need of general practice nurse attention.
Previous to this job I was a practice nurse in
Essex
, and before that a hospital nurse working in predominantly acute areas.
Therefore I consider myself to be a true generalist and have embraced the
opportunities to build on my skills and practice over the years.
I undertook the first Independent Nurse Prescribing course at
Essex
University
on 2002 and then had to ‘add on’ Supplementary Prescribing’ in 2004. At that
time we prescribed from the Independent Nurse Formulary and were restricted in
our ability to meet the needs of our patients. As a new prescriber in a new role
for nurses I felt very exposed and in need of support and guidance. These days
with an almost full BNF to choose from and our own extending clinical roles
there is even more to consider.
I still strongly feel that primary care nurses especially struggle to find
support with this and I am involved with this site to try and address some of
the issues that working in isolation produces and to facilitate support. This
site if for those already prescribing, those currently in training and those
just thinking of it!
I hope that as the site grows we all will find support and knowledge which will
not only make us safer practitioners but will allow us to be confident in our
decision making and thereby enhance our effectiveness as patient advocates and
nurses.
Bernie Campbell operates a number of medical collaboration sites through his company Interavo
Interavo
Woodley Cottage
Sherfield Green
Sherfield on Loddon
Hants
RG27 0ED
You can contact us
here