Medicines management : a guide for nurses

The safe and effective management of medicines is an essential clinical skill, accounting for up to 40% of a nurse’s time within practice. __Medicines Management__ provides nurses with a clear, concise and practical exploration of their role in pharmacology and medicines management. It explains what is meant by medicines management, discusses the current professional and legal context, and gives insight into the reasons why mistakes are made. Focusing predominantly on the principles of safe drug administration, this pocket-sized text also explores legal and professional issues, medication errors, administration of oral medication, injections, and intravenous fluids and medicines, medication management in children, and basic pharmacology of common medications. * In the __Essential Clinical Skills for Nurses__ seriesContent: Chapter 1 Introduction to Medicines Management (pages 1–10): Ruth EndacottChapter 2 Legal Issues of Medicines Management (pages 11–58): Richard GriffithChapter 3 Safety in Medicines Management (pages 59–85): Elizabeth PayneChapter 4 Prescription of Medicines (pages 86–103): Elizabeth PayneChapter 5 Systems for Medicines Administration (pages 104–117): Kate Roland and Ruth EndacottChapter 6 Principles of Safe Administration of Medicines (pages 118–145): Dan HigginsChapter 7 Medication Errors (pages 146–154): Ruth EndacottChapter 8 Basic Pharmacology of Common Medications (pages 155–187): Gareth WaltersChapter 9 Administration of Oral Medication (pages 188–204): Brian Gammon and Dan HigginsChapter 10 Administration of Injections (pages 205–220): Janet HunterChapter 11 Administration of Intravenous Fluids and Medicines (pages 221–238): Dan HigginsChapter 12 Miscellaneous Routes of Medication Administration (pages 239–261): Matthew AldridgeChapter 13 Medicines Management in Children (pages 262–281): Elizabeth PayneChapter 14 Nurse Prescribing (pages 282–304): Elizabeth Payne Medicines Management: A Guide for Nurses......Page 2 Contents......Page 8 Foreword......Page 10 Contributors List......Page 12 1: Introduction to Medicines Management......Page 14 2: Legal Issues of Medicines Management......Page 24 3: Safety in Medicines Management......Page 72 4: Prescription of Medicines......Page 99 5: Systems for Medicines Administration......Page 117 6: Principles of Safe Administration of Medicines......Page 131 7: Medication Errors......Page 159 8: Basic Pharmacology of Common Medications......Page 168 9: Administration of Oral Medication......Page 201 10: Administration of Injections......Page 218 11: Administration of Intravenous Fluids and Medicines......Page 234 12: Miscellaneous Routes of Medication Administration......Page 252 13: Medicines Management in Children......Page 275 14: Nurse Prescribing......Page 295 Index......Page 318 Medicines Management: A Guide for Nurses 2 Contents 8 Foreword 10 Contributors List 12 1: Introduction to Medicines Management 14 2: Legal Issues of Medicines Management 24 3: Safety in Medicines Management 72 4: Prescription of Medicines 99 5: Systems for Medicines Administration 117 6: Principles of Safe Administration of Medicines 131 7: Medication Errors 159 8: Basic Pharmacology of Common Medications 168 9: Administration of Oral Medication 201 10: Administration of Injections 218 11: Administration of Intravenous Fluids and Medicines 234 12: Miscellaneous Routes of Medication Administration 252 13: Medicines Management in Children 275 14: Nurse Prescribing 295 Index 318 140518163X,9781405181631 Medicines are the most common form of treatment for those with mental health problems worldwide. Medicines Management in Mental Health Care is the first detailed evidence-based medicines management text for mental health practitioners in the UK. Medicines Management in Mental Health Care is divided into two parts. Part one provides mental health nurses and other mental health workers with a detailed understanding of the evidence-base for medicines management covering subjects including psychotropic medication and co-morbidity. Part two addresses the practical implications for clinical practice 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. Focusing predominantly on the principles of safe drug administration, this pocket-sized text also explores legal and professional issues, medication errors, administration of oral medication, injections, and intraverous fluids and medicines, medication management in children, and basic pharmacology of common medications. --Résumé de l'éditeur Medicines Management provides a concise exploration of the nurse's role in medicines management. It explains what is meant by medicines management, discusses the current professional and legal context, gives insight into the reasons why mistakes are made, and focuses on the principles of safe drug administration. --From publisher's description