Medicines Management
A Guide for Nurses
Published on 13. April 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-4051-8163-1 (ISBN)
Description
Medicines Management provides a concise exploration of the nurse's role in medicines management. It explains what is meant by medicines management, discusses the current professional and legal context, gives insight into the reasons why mistakes are made, and focuses on the principles of safe drug administration.
Reviews / Votes
This is an excellent guide on safe and effective medicines management. It is essential that all nurses be competent in the area of medication administration, and this handy resource is a user-friendly guide that will be valuable for a variety of healthcare providers. (Doddy's, 20 April 2012)More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Chicester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 192 mm
Width: 120 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
302 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4051-8163-1 (9781405181631)
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Other editions
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E-Book
01/2010
Wiley-Blackwell
€27.99
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Persons
Philip Jevon, RN BSc(Hons) PGCE, is Resuscitation Officer/Clinical Skills Lead, Manor Hospital, Walsall, UK; Honorary Clinical Lecturer, University of Birmingham, UK. Elizabeth Payne, BSc(Hons) in Pharmacy, MSc in Clinical Pharmacy, MRPharmS, is Deputy Director of Pharmacy, Education, Training and Staff Performance, Manor Hospital, Walsall, UK. Dan Higgins, RGN, ENB 100, ENB 998, is Senior Charge Nurse Critical Care, University HospitalsBirmingham NHS Foundation Trust and Consultant/Honorary Lecturer Resuscitation Services UK and Visiting Clinical Lecturer at University of Birmingham, UK. Ruth Endacott is Professor of Clinical Nursing at the University of Plymouth, UK andLa Trobe University, Australia.
Content
Foreword ( Jane Hare). Contributors list. Chapter 1 Introduction to medicines management (Ruth Endacott). Chapter 2 Legal issues of medicines management (Richard Griffith). Chapter 3 Safety in medicines management (Elizabeth Payne). Chapter 4 Prescription of medicines (Elizabeth Payne). Chapter 5 Systems for medicines administration (Kate Roland and Ruth Endacott). Chapter 6 Principles of safe administration of medicines (Dan Higgins). Chapter 7 Medication errors (Ruth Endacott). Chapter 8 Basic pharmacology of common medications (Gareth Walters). Chapter 9 Administration of oral medication (Brian Gammon and Dan Higgins). Chapter 10 Administration of injections (Janet Hunter). Chapter 11 Administration of intravenous fluids and medicines (Dan Higgins). Chapter 12 Miscellaneous routes of medication administration (Matthew Aldridge). Chapter 13 Medicines management in children (Elizabeth Payne). Chapter 14 Nurse prescribing (Elizabeth Payne). Index.