Understanding Medicines Management for Nursing Students

Paul Deslandes, Ben Pitcher, Simon Young

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Learning Matters Ltd
29 March 2022

Nursing fundamentals & skills; Nursing pharmacology; Nursing management & leadership

Series: Transforming Nursing Practice Series

Understanding medicines management is central to the nursing role. As a nurse, you will need to make informed decisions about medicine use and optimisation, tailored to each patient. This book equips you with the theoretical and practical foundation to do just that. It covers all key components of medicines management, using a scenario-based approach to illustrate how each topic relates to your practice.

Key features
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Fully mapped to the NMC standards of proficiency for registered nurses (2018)
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Scenarios and activities help you to translate the theory into nursing practice
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Acts as a stepping stone to support your readiness to undertake a prescribing qualification upon registration

By: Paul Deslandes, Ben Pitcher, Simon Young
Imprint: Learning Matters Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 171mm,
Weight: 460g
ISBN: 9781529730821
ISBN 10: 1529730821
Series: Transforming Nursing Practice Series
Pages: 168
Publication Date: 29 March 2022
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Chapter 1: Commonly used medicines information resources Chapter 2: What is a medicine? Chapter 3: Legal and ethical considerations in medicines management Chapter 4: Medicine formulation, routes of administration, and dosing Chapter 5: Adverse effects of medicines and patient safety Chapter 6: Medicines management considerations across the lifespan Chapter 7: Societal implications of medicines use Chapter 8: Evidence based medicines management

Paul Deslandes is a registered pharmacist and senior lecturer in medicines management and prescribing at the University of South Wales, UK. He has an interest in psychopharmacology and medicines used to treat mental illness. Ben Pitcher is a registered nurse and senior lecturer in life sciences and medicines management at the University of South Wales, UK. He has a background in pharmacology and critical care nursing. Simon Young is an Academic Subject Manager at the University of South Wales. He is registered practicing pharmacist and prescriber. His teaching role encompasses all aspects of managing medicines and prescribing and his research interests include safe and effective medicines use.