Medicines management / 
edited by Philip Jevon ... [et al.]. 
 - Oxford :  Wiley-Blackwell,  2010. 
 - 312 p. 
 - Essential clinical skills for nurses .
 - Essential clinical skills for nurses. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>1. Introduction to medicines management -- 2. Legal issues of medicines management -- 3. Safety in medicines management --4.  Prescription of medicines --5.  Systems for medicines administration --6.  Principles of safe administration of medicines--7.  Medication errors --8. Basic pharmacology of common medications -- 9. Administration of oral medication --10.  Administration of injections --11.  Administration of intravenous fluids and medicines --12. Miscellaneous routes of medication administration --13.  Medicines management in children --14.  Nurse prescribing. 
<br/><br/> 'Medicines Management' provides a concise exploration of the nurse's role in medicines management. The book explains what is meant by medicines management, discusses the professional and legal context, gives insight into the reasons why mistakes are made, and focuses on the principles of safe drug administration. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781405181631 (pbk.) :  £19.99 9781405181631 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009037332 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Therapeutics--Handbooks, manuals, etc<br/>Nursing--Handbooks, manuals, etc<br/>Drugs--Administration--Handbooks, manuals, etc<br/>Nursing pharmacology<br/>Health and Wellbeing.<br/>Drug Therapy--nursing--Great Britain<br/>Drug Monitoring--nursing--Great Britain<br/>Medication Errors--prevention & control--Great Britain<br/>Nurse\'s Role--Great Britain<br/>Prescriptions--nursing--Great Britain
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RM125  / .M37 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>615.1068 JEV