Publisher's Synopsis
As clinical nurses take on increased responsibility for medicines management and nurse prescribing schemes develop and grow, the need for a comprehensive text to aid effective drug management has been identified. Medicines Management for Clinical Nurses concentrates on medicines management and pharmacology in clinical nursing. It considers the policies and procedures in place to ensure the safe prescribing of drugs and the nurse′s role in prescribing and administering drugs. It provides valuable information on the patient′s role in optimising treatment including patient based examples and case studies. Adverse drug reactions and drug interactions are covered in detail in the last
