| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Student survival skills series |
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Student survival skills series.
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| Contents |
Drug administration/general principles -- Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics -- Drug and medicines -- Oral drug administration -- Administration of injections -- Calculations for working out dosages -- Administration of rectal and vaginal preparations -- Administration of topical preparations -- Administration of inhalations and nebulisers -- Administration of IV fluids -- Administration of IV bolus medications -- Administration continuous IV infusions -- Administration via percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy or nasogastric tube -- Drugs and specific medical conditions -- Pain management -- Knowledge test |
| Summary |
"Anxious about being let loose with the drug trolley? Worried you'll make a mistake? This handy book is an essential guide for all nursing students, enabling you to understand the theory and practice of drug administration. Medicine Management Skills for Nurses will be an invaluable tool to facilitate your confidence and competence. This essential guide explores the theory and practice of drug administration briefly and coherently, with 'test your knowledge' exercises and questions throughout to assess your learning. It also includes 'words of wisdom'- tips from real life students from their own experiences. Ideal for carrying to clinical placements and clinical areas, Medicine Management Skills for Nurses will be your essential guide to the subject area of drugs and medicine administration. Special features: - Pocket sized for portability - Clear, straightforward, and jargon-free - Takes away the fear of drugs and medicines management, making it approachable, easy and fun- Features tips and advice from real life nursing students - Ties in with the NMC standards for pre-registration education and the Essential Skills Clusters - Examples and questions based on real life nursing & healthcare examples "--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Chemotherapy.
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Drugs -- Dosage.
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Drug Therapy -- nursing
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Medication Errors -- nursing
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Pharmaceutical Preparations -- administration & dosage
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Drug Therapy
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MEDICAL -- Chemotherapy.
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Drugs -- Dosage
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Chemotherapy
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| Genre/Form |
handbooks.
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Handbooks and manuals
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Guides et manuels.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781118448878 |
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1118448871 |
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9781118448885 |
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111844888X |
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