Informationen zum Autor Elizabeth Lawson is a lecturer in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Salford with a clinical background mainly in child health nursing. She teaches physiology, pharmacology and pathology to undergraduate and postgraduate healthcare professionals. Klappentext Correct medicines management for adults is a crucial skill that adult nursing students must develop in order to provide safe care to their patients. This book specifically supports pre-registration students in meeting the required competencies for medicines management needed to pass formal assessment and qualify as an adult nurse. It is clearly structured around the NMC Essential Skills Clusters for medicines management, covering legal aspects, drugs calculations, administration, storage, record keeping, introductory pharmacology, patient communication and contextual issues in medication. The book is written in user-friendly language and uses patient scenarios to explain concepts and apply theory to practice. Zusammenfassung This book helps adult nursing students to understand and apply the principles of medicines management to provide safe care to their patients. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Drug Calculations The Law Covering Medicines Ethical Frameworks Pharmacology Medicines Administration Partnership Working Evidence-Based Practice

Inhalt

Introduction
Drug Calculations
The Law Covering Medicines
Ethical Frameworks
Pharmacology
Medicines Administration
Partnership Working
Evidence-Based Practice