Understanding medicines management is central to the nursing role. As a nurse, you will need to make informed decisions about medicine use and optimisation, tailored to each patient. This book equips you with the theoretical and practical foundation to do just that. It covers all key components of medicines management, using a scenario-based approach to illustrate how each topic relates to your practice.
Key features
· Fully mapped to the NMC standards of proficiency for registered nurses (2018)
· Scenarios and activities help you to translate the theory into nursing practice
· Acts as a stepping stone to support your readiness to undertake a prescribing qualification upon registration
eBook - ePub
Understanding Medicines Management for Nursing Students
- 168 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
Understanding Medicines Management for Nursing Students
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Publisher Note
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Acknowledgements
- About the authors
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Finding reliable information about medicines
- Chapter 2 What is a medicine?
- Chapter 3 Legal and ethical considerations in medicines management
- Chapter 4 Medicine formulation, routes of administration, and dosing
- Chapter 5 Adverse effects of medicines and patient safety
- Chapter 6 Medicines management across the lifespan
- Chapter 7 Societal implications of medicines use
- Chapter 8 Evidence-based medicines management
- References
- Index
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Yes, you can access Understanding Medicines Management for Nursing Students by Paul Deslandes,Ben Pitcher,Simon Young in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Nursing. We have over 1.5 million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.