Understanding Medicines Management for Nursing Students - Paul Deslandes, Ben Pitcher, Simon Young

Understanding Medicines Management for Nursing Students

Buch | Hardcover
208 Seiten
2025 | 2nd Revised edition
SAGE Publications Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-5296-8744-6 (ISBN)
79,95 inkl. MwSt
Mapped to the 2018 NMC Standards, this book covers the key components of medicines management and optimisation that pre-reg nurses need to know, using a scenario-based approach to illustrate how each topic - from injections to ethics - relates to nursing practice.
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

· Fully mapped to the NMC standards of proficiency for registered nurses (2018)

· Scenarios and activities help you to translate the theory into nursing practice, from injections to ethics. 

· Now with new discussions and case studies on medicines adherence, access to medicines, cultural competence and treating children. 

· Acts as a stepping stone to support your readiness to undertake a prescribing qualification upon registration

Paul Deslandes is a registered pharmacist and associate professor of pharmacy at the School of Pharmacy, Swansea University. 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 the Assistant Dean of the Institute of Education and Humanities at the University of Wales Trinity St David. 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.

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

Erscheint lt. Verlag 12.4.2025
Reihe/Serie Transforming Nursing Practice Series
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 171 x 246 mm
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Pflege Fachpflege
ISBN-10 1-5296-8744-6 / 1529687446
ISBN-13 978-1-5296-8744-6 / 9781529687446
Zustand Neuware
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