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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818755503321

Titolo

Medicines management [[electronic resource] ] : a guide for nurses / / edited by Philip Jevon ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Blackwell Pub., 2010

ISBN

1-282-55000-4

9786612550003

1-4443-1975-2

1-4443-1976-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Collana

Essential clinical skills for nurses

Altri autori (Persone)

JevonPhilip

Disciplina

615/.1068

Soggetti

Drugs - Administration

Nursing

Therapeutics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Medicines Management: A Guide for Nurses; Contents; Foreword; Contributors List; 1: Introduction to Medicines Management; 2: Legal Issues of Medicines Management; 3: Safety in Medicines Management; 4: Prescription of Medicines; 5: Systems for Medicines Administration; 6: Principles of Safe Administration of Medicines; 7: Medication Errors; 8: Basic Pharmacology of Common Medications; 9: Administration of Oral Medication; 10: Administration of Injections; 11: Administration of Intravenous Fluids and Medicines; 12: Miscellaneous Routes of Medication Administration

13: Medicines Management in Children14: Nurse Prescribing; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.