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020 _a9781138835542
100 _aCrouch, S
245 0 _aMedicines management : a nursing perspective
260 _aLondon :
_bTaylor and Francis,
_c2014
300 _axxiii, 536p.
490 _aInternationally educated nurses collection
505 _aText includes: The context of medicines management for adult nurses in today's NHS; How to use information about medicines; Applying knowledge and skills: approaches to learning; Underpinning pharmacological principles: pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics; Nursing implications and responsibilities; Complementary medicinal products; Cancer care; Older adults and medication; Rheumatoid arthritis; Coronary heart disease; A man with acute intestinal obstruction; Epilepsy; Alzheimer's disease; Diabetes mellitus; Asthma; Contemporary issues relating to drug and medicine development; Contemporary issues in medicines management for nurses.
505 _aIncludes appendices and glossary.
505 _aAppendix 1: Using medicines to relieve pain; Appendix 2: Infection
520 _aThis book uses patient scenarios to explore pharmacology and medicines management. The book provides the pharmacological background, and examines the other factors, which enable nurses to provide care to the patient. It will equip the new nurse with the skills they need to problem-solve, prioritise and make decisions while delivering effective care. The book has been designed to support student nurses at undergraduate level, particularly those on the Common Foundation Programme.
650 _aPharmacology
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690 _aDrug Administration
690 _aNurse Prescribing
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690 _aDrug Interactions
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700 _aChapelhow, C
700 _aCrouch, M
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