
A Nurse's Survival Guide to Drugs in Practice
Elsevier (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 4. September 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
584 pages
978-0-7020-7658-9 (ISBN)
Description
Following the success of the previous edition, A Nurse's Survival Guide to Drugs in Practice has been completely updated with revised content written by expert practitioners and educators in the field of drug administration and pharmacology. It continues to follow the popular systems approach and is now revised with new sections on the immune system added.
The book provides the underpinning current knowledge required for professional judgement and safer medication management.
This will be an invaluable resource for those studying prescribing courses as well as being useful for paramedics, student nurses and all qualified staff.
A more detailed account of medication management, including drug errors and strategies to mitigate against them occurring, is included.
The multidisciplinary nature of drug administration from the naming of drugs, through drug preparation, administration and outcome are taken into account.
The book provides the underpinning current knowledge required for professional judgement and safer medication management.
This will be an invaluable resource for those studying prescribing courses as well as being useful for paramedics, student nurses and all qualified staff.
A more detailed account of medication management, including drug errors and strategies to mitigate against them occurring, is included.
The multidisciplinary nature of drug administration from the naming of drugs, through drug preparation, administration and outcome are taken into account.
More details
Series
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
Illustrated
Dimensions
Height: 154 mm
Width: 229 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
926 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7020-7658-9 (9780702076589)
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Additional editions

MSc DipN(Lon) Richards BA(Hons) | Sharon L. Edwards
A Nurse's Survival Guide to Drugs in Practice E-Book
E-Book
08/2020
2nd Edition
Elsevier
€20.99
Available for download
Previous edition

Ann Richards
A Nurse's Survival Guide to Drugs in Practice
Book
04/2009
Churchill Livingstone
€25.99
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Persons
Author
Associate Lecturer, The Open University, UK
Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing and Allied Health, Buckinghamshire New University, Uxbridge, UK
Content
Section 1 Principles of pharmacology
Section 2 Autonomic nervous system
Section 3 Pain, analgesia and anaesthesia
Section 4 Central nervous system
Section 5 Cardiovascular system
Section 6 Respiratory, renal and gastrointestinal systems
Section 7 Endocrine system
Section 8 Chemotherapy, antimicrobials and the immune system
Section 9 Other areas of pharmacology
Section 2 Autonomic nervous system
Section 3 Pain, analgesia and anaesthesia
Section 4 Central nervous system
Section 5 Cardiovascular system
Section 6 Respiratory, renal and gastrointestinal systems
Section 7 Endocrine system
Section 8 Chemotherapy, antimicrobials and the immune system
Section 9 Other areas of pharmacology