Medicines Management

Sandra Crouch, Michael Crouch, Carol Chapelhow

Introduction

Part 1:Setting the scene

Chapter 1 - The context of medicines management for adult nurses in todays NHS

Chapter 2 - How to use information about medicines

Chapter 3 - Applying knowledge and skills: approaches to learning

Part 2: Important concepts and principles

Chapter 4 - Underpinning pharmacological principles: pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics

Chapter 5 - Nursing implications and responsibilities

Chapter 6 - Complementary medicinal products

Part 3: Starting to apply the information

Chapter 7 - Cancer care

Chapter 8 - Older adults and medication

Part 4: Patient scenarios

Chapter 9 - Rheumatoid Arthritis: A woman with longstanding Rheumatoid Arthritis who has also developed osteoporosis

Chapter 10 - Coronary Heart Disease: An adult male with Hyperlipidaemia, who has an acute Myocardial Infarction and develops heart failure

Chapter 11 - Acute Intestinal Obstruction: A man with an acute intestinal obstruction

Chapter 12 - Epilepsy: A young woman with a long term condition: epilepsy

Chapter 13 - Alzheimer's disease: An older man with Alzheimers disease who also has primary hypertension and develops constipation

Chapter 14 - Diabetes Mellitus: An adult with type 2 diabetes, depression and hypothyroidism

Chapter 15 - Asthma: A young man with asthma who also has eczema, pneumonia and Downs syndrome

Part 5: Where next?

Chapter 16 - Contemporary issues relating to drug and medicine development

Chapter 17 - Contemporary issues in medicines management for nurses

Appendix 1 Using medicines to relieve pain

Appendix 2 - Infection

Answers

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