Medicines Management for Nurses at a Glance

Name: Medicines Management for Nurses at a Glance
Brand: Unknown
SKU: 9781118840726
Price: 73.99 NZD
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By Ben Pitcher and Simon Young

Series: At a Glance (Nursing and Healthcare)

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Medicines Management for Nurses at a Glance provides a clear and accessible guide to essential pharmacological knowledge for nursing students and registered nurses. It covers key topics such as numeracy, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, routes of administration, and the management of medicines for common medical conditions. The book also addresses drug interactions, side effects, and safe prescribing practices, with tailored content for children, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and the elderly. Featuring full-colour illustrations and practical advice, it supports the Essential Skills Cluster of the NMC and aligns with the BNF.
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This book is ideal for pre-registration nursing students, healthcare students, and registered nurses seeking a supportive revision resource on pharmacology and medicines management relevant to nursing practice.

Medicines Management for Nurses at a Glance is the perfect companion for study and revision for pre-registration nursing and healthcare students.

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Medicines Management for Nurses at a Glance is the perfect companion for study and revision for pre-registration nursing and healthcare students. Combining superb full colour illustrations with accessible and informative text, it provides an easy-to-read and supportive guide to the key pharmacological knowledge nursing students and registered nurses need to know.

Divided into three sections, the first introduces key topics within clinical pharmacology and medicines management including numeracy, pharmacokinetics, routes of administration, and pharmacodynamics. The second and final sections cover the management of medicines for common medical conditions, drug interactions, side effects, and safe and effective prescribing.

Written specifically for nurses, it covers the fundamentals of pharmacology as they apply to nursing practice.
Breaks down complex concepts in an accessible way, providing helpful overviews of all key pharmacological topics.
Includes practical issues relating to practice, and is written to support the Essential Skills Cluster of the NMC, and the content of the BNF.
Includes content relevant to each of the four fields of nursing, and covers drugs for specific groups such as children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, and the elderly.

A companion website is available at www.ataglanceseries.com/nursing/medicinesmanagement featuring interactive multiple choice questions.