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Elizabeth Payne, BSc(Hons) in Pharmacy, MSc in Clinical Pharmacy, MRPharmS, is Deputy Director of Pharmacy, Education, Training and Staff Performance, Manor Hospital, Walsall, UK.
Dan Higgins, RGN, ENB 100, ENB 998, is Senior Charge Nurse Critical Care, University HospitalsBirmingham NHS Foundation Trust and Consultant/Honorary Lecturer Resuscitation Services UK and Visiting Clinical Lecturer at University of Birmingham, UK.
Ruth Endacott is Professor of Clinical Nursing at the University of Plymouth, UK andLa Trobe University, Australia.
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Contributors list.
Chapter 1 Introduction to medicines management (Ruth Endacott).
Chapter 2 Legal issues of medicines management (Richard Griffith).
Chapter 3 Safety in medicines management (Elizabeth Payne).
Chapter 4 Prescription of medicines (Elizabeth Payne).
Chapter 5 Systems for medicines administration (Kate Roland and Ruth Endacott).
Chapter 6 Principles of safe administration of medicines (Dan Higgins).
Chapter 7 Medication errors (Ruth Endacott).
Chapter 8 Basic pharmacology of common medications (Gareth Walters).
Chapter 9 Administration of oral medication (Brian Gammon and Dan Higgins).
Chapter 10 Administration of injections (Janet Hunter).
Chapter 11 Administration of intravenous fluids and medicines (Dan Higgins).
Chapter 12 Miscellaneous routes of medication administration (Matthew Aldridge).
Chapter 13 Medicines management in children (Elizabeth Payne).
Chapter 14 Nurse prescribing (Elizabeth Payne).
Index.
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| “This is an excellent guide on safe and effective medicines management. It is essential that all nurses be competent in the area of medication administration, and this handy resource is a user-friendly guide that will be valuable for a variety of healthcare providers.” (Doddy's, 20 April 2012) |
