Now that prescribing has started for RNs, what are my responsibilities if I choose to take up this endorsement?

If you’re endorsed as a prescribing RN, you carry important responsibilities to ensure safety and accountability. These include: 

• prescribing only within your scope of practice and under a formal prescribing agreement with another authorised health practitioner 

• working within a clinical governance framework that provides oversight and supports safe decision-making 

• completing ongoing CPD specifically related to the prescribing of schedule medicines to keep your knowledge and skills current 

• understanding the legal, ethical, and medicines/poisons responsibilities that apply in NSW. 

With the added responsibility, it’s about practising safety – ethically, and collaboratively. 

Endorsed RN prescribers must balance their expanded role with clear professional boundaries and continued learning, ensuring people in their care receive the safest and most effective care.

You can read more about the new registration standard on the NMBA website here.