Medicines management : a guide for nurses /
edited by Philip Jevon ... [et al.].
- Chichester, England ; Ames, Iowa : Blackwell Pub., 2010.
- x, 309 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
- Essential clinical skills for nurses .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to medicines management -- Legal & professional issues -- Safety in medicines management -- Prescription of medicines -- Systems for medicines administration -- Principles of safe medicines administration -- Medication errors -- Basic pharmacology of common medications -- Administration of oral medication -- Administration of injections -- Administration of intravenous fluids and medicines -- Other routes of medication administration -- Medicines management in children -- Nurse prescribing.
9781405181631 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Drugs--Administration--Handbooks, manuals, etc. Nursing--Handbooks, manuals, etc. Therapeutics--Handbooks, manuals, etc. Drug Therapy--nursing--Great Britain. Drug Monitoring--nursing--Great Britain. Medication Errors--prevention & control--Great Britain. Nurse's Role--Great Britain. Prescriptions--nursing--Great Britain.