What are nurse prescribing CPD modules?

According to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), post-registration education and practice (Prep) is a set of standards and guidance which is designed to help nurses provide a high standard of practice and care. Prep helps nurses keep up-to-date with new developments in practice and encourages them to think and reflect for themselves.

Prep provides the framework for nursing continuing professional development (CPD).

The Prep (CPD) standard

• Undertake at least 35 hours of learning activity relevent to practice during the three years prior to renewal of registration.
• Maintain a personal professional profile of learning activities.
• Comply with any request from the NMC to audit how requirements have been met.

CPD requirements

NMC guidance states that CPD activity should be recorded along the following lines:

• Nature of learning activity
• Date taken place
• Description of the learning activity
• How many hours the activity took
• When and how the activity took place
• Outcome of the learning activity - how the activity informed and influenced practice