About this product

Product Identifiers

PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

ISBN-10140518163X

ISBN-139781405181631

eBay Product ID (ePID)28038600419

Product Key Features

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameMedicines Management : a Guide for Nurses

Publication Year2010

SubjectIndustries / Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Pharmacology, Nursing / Critical & Intensive Care

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaBusiness & Economics, Medical

AuthorRuth Endecott

SeriesEssential Clinical Skills for Nurses Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight10.7 Oz

Item Length7.6 in

Item Width4.7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2009-037332

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"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)

Series Volume Number18

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal615/.1068

Table Of ContentForeword ( 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.

SynopsisMedicines Management provides a concise exploration of the nurses 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., 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., The safe and effective management of medicines is an essential clinical skill, accounting for up to 40% of a nurse s time within practice. Medicines Management provides nurses with a clear, concise and practical exploration of their role in pharmacology and medicines management. It explains what is meant by medicines management, discusses the current professional and legal context, and gives insight into the reasons why mistakes are made. Focusing predominantly on the principles of safe drug administration, this pocket-sized text also explores legal and professional issues, medication errors, administration of oral medication, injections, and intravenous fluids and medicines, medication management in children, and basic pharmacology of common medications. In the Essential Clinical Skills for Nurses series Case studies and examples provided throughout Focuses on safe medicines management in day-to-day clinical practice Appendices with a glossary of terms and a list of abbreviations (Latin and English), and units of measurement Includes a chapter on paediatric considerations

LC Classification NumberRM125.M37 2010