TY - BOOK AU - Courtenay, Molly TI - Current issues in nurse prescribing SN - 0521720915 PY - 2001/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - NURSING CARE KW - PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS, administration and dosage KW - PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG KW - NURSE PRACTITIONERS KW - LEGISLATION, NURSING KW - DRUG THERAPY N1 - Contributors; Preface; 1. The development of nurse prescribing: an overview Molly Courtenay; 2. Legal and professional accountability for nurse prescribing Breda Gibson; 3. Ethical issues in nurse prescribing Paul Cain; 4. Clinical diagnosis and management for the nurse prescriber Chris Derrett; 5. Current issues in nurse prescribing: a pharmacist's perspective Beth Taylor and Laraine Clarke; 6. Nurse prescribing: an evaluation of an implementation programme within one health authority and two community healthcare trusts Cynthia Thornton; Index N2 - Paperback; This book examines key topical issues for nurse prescribers, adopting a practical approach throughout. It is aimed specifically at nurses undertaking the prescribing programme and for qualified nurse prescribers. Edited by the co-author of the hugely successful Nurse Prescribing: Principles and Practice, and authored by a team of leading experts and nurse trainers, it is indispensable for both the student and established nurse ER -