Medicines management : a guide for nurses
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Medicines management : a guide for nurses
（Essential clinical skills for nurses）
Wiley-Blackwell, 2010
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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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.
Table of Contents
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.
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