′With the expansion of nursing roles in medication management, the introduction of the nursing formulary and the Nursing and Midwifery Council′s 2012 essential skills clusters, this succinct new book promotes the fundamentals of safe and effective medicines management to pre-registration nursing students′ - <br /><b> Nursing Standard </b>
Correct medicines management for adults is a crucial skill that adult nursing students must develop in order to provide safe care to their patients. This book specifically supports pre-registration students in meeting the required competencies for medicines management needed to pass formal assessment and qualify as an adult nurse. It is clearly structured around the NMC Essential Skills Clusters for medicines management, covering legal aspects, drugs calculations, administration, storage, record keeping, introductory pharmacology, patient communication and contextual issues in medication. The book is written in user-friendly language and uses patient scenarios to explain concepts and apply theory to practice.
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This book helps adult nursing students to understand and apply the principles of medicines management to provide safe care to their patients.
Introduction
Drug Calculations
The Law Covering Medicines
Ethical Frameworks
Pharmacology
Medicines Administration
Partnership Working
Evidence-Based Practice
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781844458424
Publisert
2010-08-02
Utgiver
Sage Publications Ltd; Learning Matters Ltd
Vekt
400 gr
Høyde
246 mm
Bredde
171 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
192