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Understanding Medicines Management for Nursing Students
- Paul Deslandes - University of South Wales, UK
- Ben Pitcher - University of South Wales, UK
- Simon Young - University of Wales, Trinity Saint David, UK
March 2022 | 168 pages | Learning Matters
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
· Acts as a stepping stone to support your readiness to undertake a prescribing qualification upon registration
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
· Acts as a stepping stone to support your readiness to undertake a prescribing qualification upon registration
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
Clear to read, well set out. Covers subject matter well. Good examples and opportunities to work through calculations.
Nursing, Plymouth University
August 15, 2023
This book was extremely detailed and useful when delivering the Medicines Unit. Case studies were very valuable in helping students applying knowledge learned to scenarios they may encounter.
Dept of Health & Social Development, Burnley College
July 11, 2023
A lovely basic text for nursing students who need a good grounding in medicines management.
Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Bedfordshire University
May 19, 2022
A clear and concise introduction to medicines management for nursing students.
Health and Community Studies, Leeds Beckett University
June 17, 2022