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Record Nr.

UNINA9910841166103321

Autore

Jones Adrian <1969->

Titolo

Nurse prescribing in mental health [[electronic resource] /] / Adrian Jones

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; ; Ames, Iowa, USA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009

ISBN

1-282-18893-3

9786612188930

1-4443-1162-X

1-4443-1161-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (218 p.)

Disciplina

616.89/0231

616.890231

Soggetti

Psychiatric nurses - Prescription privileges - Great Britain

Drugs - Prescribing - Great Britain

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

Cover; Contents; Dedication; Acknowledgments; 1 Mental health nursing: Our journey and our future; 2 Mental health nurse prescribing: The UK and the world; 3 The evidence base for nurse prescribing; 4 How to get nurse prescribing to work safely; 5 History and assessment: The basis for effective nurse prescribing; 6 Coexisting medical conditions; 7 Nurse prescribing in the real world; 8 Promoting concordance and patient involvement in medication management; 9 Nurse prescribers working as part of a team; 10 Ethical and legal issues in mental health nurse prescribing

11 Future challenges for nurse prescribersReferences; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Sommario/riassunto

Nurse Prescribing in Mental health is a practical handbook for mental health nurses who are being training, have aspirations to train or who are trained in nurse prescribing. It introduces the reader to the different types of nurse prescribing and how they can be used in practice, now and in the future and reflects on the myriad of issues that are facing novice and experienced nurse prescribers. These include



inter-professional relationships, team work, ethical and legal issues, governance and patient safety.  The text goes on to explore the different types of medicines commonly p