Medicines Management in Adult Nursing

Download or read book Medicines Management in Adult Nursing written by Elizabeth Lawson and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2010-08-02 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.