Medicine management for nurses : case book / / edited by Paul Barber

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910957163003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Maidenhead, Berkshire, England : , : Open University Press/McGraw-Hill Education, , 2013
• ISBN: 9780335245765; 0335245765
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (234 pages) : illustrations
• Collana: Case book series
• Disciplina: 615.102461073; 615.58
• Soggetti: Nursing; Medicine; Clinical pharmacology; Clinical pharmacology - Case studies
• 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: Front cover; Half title; Case Book Series; Title; Copyright; Praise for this book; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Contributors; List of useful abbreviations; Introduction; CASE STUDY 1: The person with Alzheimer's disease; CASE STUDY 2: The young person with asthma; CASE STUDY 3: The person with bipolar disorder; CASE STUDY 4: The person with lung cancer; CASE STUDY 5: The person with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CASE STUDY 6: The person with acute left ventricular failure following myocardial infarction; CASE STUDY 7: The young person with cystic fibrosis; CASE STUDY 8: The person with depressionCASE STUDY 9: The young person with type 1 diabetes mellitus; CASE STUDY 10: The person with diabetes mellitus type 2; CASE STUDY 11: The person with epilepsy; CASE STUDY 12: The person with hypertension; CASE STUDY 13: The person with inflammatory bowel disease; CASE STUDY 14: The young person with meningitis; CASE STUDY 15: The person with a myocardial infarction; CASE STUDY 16: The person with osteoporosis; CASE STUDY 17: The person with pain; CASE STUDY 18: The person with Parkinson's disease; CASE STUDY 19: The person with rheumatoid arthritis; CASE STUDY 20: The person with schizophreniaCASE STUDY 21: The woman with a urinary tract infection; Glossary; Index; Back cover
• Sommario/riassunto: This essential case book is aimed at nurses studying pharmacology/medicine management at pre-registration level as well as qualified nurses studying Non Medical Prescribing. The cases cover a variety of conditions helping students to learn what to do in many types of scenarios.