Medicine Management Skills for Nurses

An invaluable nursing handbook to increase your confidence with medicine management

In the newly revised Second Edition of Medicine Management Skills for Nurses, renowned nursing trainer Claire Boyd delivers a concise, pocket-sized companion to the subject of medicines management and drug administration that's perfect for student nurses, associate practitioners, and newly qualified registered nurses.

Part of the popular Student Survival Skills series, this edition includes tips, advice, and words of wisdom from nursing students written for people working through the nursing curriculum. It mirrors the standards set by the Nursing and Midwifery Council and contains interactive student activities throughout the book.

An ideal companion to the forthcoming Calculation Skills for Nurses, 2nd Edition, the latest edition of Medicine Management Skills for Nurses is packed with conversational, accessible guidance to help you understand and handle medicines with confidence and competence. It also includes:

• Thorough introductions to the general principles of drug administration and to pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic concepts

• Comprehensive explorations of oral drug administration and administration by injection

• Practical discussions of calculations for working out medicine dosages

• In-depth examinations of specific, commonly used drugs and individual medical conditions, as well as pain management

Ideal for pre-registration nursing students and nursing associates, the latest edition of Medicine Management Skills for Nurses is an indispensable resource for anyone seeking practical and student-centered advice for managing medicines in a clinical environment.

Autorentext

Claire Boyd was Practice Development Trainer in the Learning and Research Centre at North Bristol Healthcare Trust. She develops, designs, delivers and evaluates learning programmes, and organises the transition training program for student nurses and support of these nurses in clinical areas.

Zusammenfassung

An invaluable nursing handbook to increase your confidence with medicine management

In the newly revised Second Edition of Medicine Management Skills for Nurses, renowned nursing trainer Claire Boyd delivers a concise, pocket-sized companion to the subject of medicines management and drug administration that's perfect for student nurses, associate practitioners, and newly qualified registered nurses.

Part of the popular Student Survival Skills series, this edition includes tips, advice, and words of wisdom from nursing students written for people working through the nursing curriculum. It mirrors the standards set by the Nursing and Midwifery Council and contains interactive student activities throughout the book.

An ideal companion to the forthcoming Calculation Skills for Nurses, 2nd Edition, the latest edition of Medicine Management Skills for Nurses is packed with conversational, accessible guidance to help you understand and handle medicines with confidence and competence. It also includes:

• Thorough introductions to the general principles of drug administration and to pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic concepts
• Comprehensive explorations of oral drug administration and administration by injection
• Practical discussions of calculations for working out medicine dosages
• In-depth examinations of specific, commonly used drugs and individual medical conditions, as well as pain management
  Ideal for pre-registration nursing students and nursing associates, the latest edition of Medicine Management Skills for Nurses is an indispensable resource for anyone seeking practical and student-centered advice for managing medicines in a clinical environment.

Inhalt

PREFACE vii

INTRODUCTION ix

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xi

THE 24-HOUR CLOCK xii

1 DRUG ADMINISTRATION: GENERAL PRINCIPLES

2 PHARMACOKINETICS AND PHARMACODYNAMICS

3 DRUGS AND MEDICINES

4 CALCULATIONS FOR WORKING OUT DOSAGES

5 ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION

6 ADMINISTRATION OF INJECTIONS

7 ADMINISTRATION OF RECTAL AND VAGINAL PREPARATION

8 ADMINISTRATION OF TOPICAL PREPARATIONS

9 ADMINISTRATION OF INHALATION MEDICATIONS AND NEBULISERS

10 ADMINISTRATION OF INTRAVENOUS FLUIDS

11 ADMINISTRATION OF INTRAVENOUS BOLUS MEDICATIONS

12 ADMINISTRATION OF CONTINUOUS INTRAVENOUS INFUSIONS

13 ADMINISTRATION VIA PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC JEJUNOSTOMY OR NASOGASTRIC TUBE

14 OXYGEN THERAPY

15 DRUGS AND SPECIFIC MEDICAL CONDITIONS

16 PAIN MANAGEMENT

17 CASE STUDIES

18 KNOWLEDGE TEST

ANSWERS TO ACTIVITIES, QUESTIONS AND "TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE"

APPENDIX 1: SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES: "MEDICINES MANAGEMENT"

APPENDIX 2: A TYPICAL PRESCRIPTION CHART

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX