An easy-to-read and supportive guide to the key pharmacological knowledge nurses need to know.
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.
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.
Autorentext
Simon Young, Academic Subject Manager - Medicines Management and Prescribing, Faculty of Life Science and Education, University of South Wales
Ben Pitcher, Senior Lecturer - Medicines Management and Prescribing, Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales
Klappentext
The market-leading at a Glance series is popular among healthcare students and newly qualified practitioners for its concise and simple approach and excellent illustrations. Each bite-sized chapter is covered in a double-page spread with clear, easy-to-follow diagrams, supported by succinct explanatory text. Covering a wide range of topics, books in the at a Glance series are ideal as introductory texts for teaching, learning and revision, and are useful throughout university and beyond.
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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, routes of administration, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. The second and third sections cover the management of medicines for common medical conditions and topics such as drug interactions, side effects, and safe and effective medicines administration.
- 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 Clusters of the NMC, and the content of the BNF.
- Includes content relevant to each of the four fields of nursing, and covers issues relating to specific groups such as children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, and the elderly.
A companion website is available at www.ataglanceseries.com/nursing/medicinesmanagement, featuring a range of multiple choice and reflective questions.
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Zusammenfassung
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.
Inhalt
Preface vii
About the companion website ix
Part 1 Introduction to Pharmacology and Medicines Management 1
1 Why is managing medicines important in nursing? 2
2 Keeping up to date with medicines management 4
3 What is a medicine? 6
4 Medicines nomenclature: what's in a name? 8
5 Numeracy and medicines management 10
6 Clinical pharmacokinetics I 12
7 Clinical pharmacokinetics II 14
8 Routes of administration I 16
9 Routes of administration II 18
10 Pharmacodynamics I 20
11 Pharmacodynamics II 22
Part 2 Managing medicines 25
12 Dyspepsia 26
13 Acute diarrhoea and constipation 28
14 Chronic bowel disease 30
15 Nausea and vomiting 32
16 Anti-anginals 34
17 Anti-arrhythmics 36
18 Heart failure 38
19 Hypertension 40
20 Diuretics 42
21 Respiratory conditions I 44
22 Respiratory conditions II 46
23 Opioid analgesics 48
24 Anxiolytics and hypnotics 50
25 Antipsychotics 52
26 Depression 54
27 Epilepsy 56
28 Alcohol: detoxification 58
29 Alcohol: maintaining abstinence 60
30 Smoking cessation 62
31 Fighting infection 64
32 Antibiotics 66
33 Diabetes: insulin 68
34 Diabetes: antiglycaemics 70
35 Thyroid conditions 72
36 Oral contraception 74
37 Anticoagulan…