Abstract
Following a report in 1978 by the Royal College of Nursing, Baroness Cumberledge recommended that community nurses should be able to prescribe in their everyday role ( Cumberledge, 1986 ). This case study determines how non-medical prescribing helps the patient's quality of care, while promoting community nurses' independence. The factual case study is based on an elderly patient with a pre-tibial laceration, and covers a consultation model, wound assessment, dressing choice, medicines optimisation and health promotion. The case study highlighted how non-medical prescribing empowers community nurses and provides opportunity to offer the best holistic care and experience to patients. Non-medical prescribers provide individualised care in the patient's best interests, incorporate patient choice and improve healing time. Autonomous community nurses have meant a move away from nurses only offering basic care.
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