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The Prescription Drug Guide for Nurses

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This book was written by a senior lecturer in health science with a great deal of input from nurses. It highlights the burden of treatment and is a resource for non-medical prescribers in identifying adverse drug reactions and for recognising definitions and classifications. ... The sections on ‘potential problems and ‘suggestions for prevention and management were particularly enlightening. The book provides ideas for better patient consultations through discussions about medications and their effects.
Nursing Standard

This likeable little book is a definite contributionto the field and should find a home in every ward,unit and hospital library shelf.
International Emergency Nursing

Drug administration is one of the highest risk activities undertaken by nurses. This guide applies pharmacology directly to nursing practice. It offers practical nursing strategies to minimise the ill-health caused by adverse drug reactions. The guidelines given will help nurses to ensure that the efficacy of therapeutic treatment and patient safety are not compromised.

The Prescription Drug Guide for Nurses is organised by drug type and presented in an easy-to-use reference format. It outlines the implications for practice of the following 20 different drug groups::

  • ACE inhibitors
  • Antibacterial drugs
  • Anti-coagulants
  • Antidepressants
  • Anti-emetics
  • Anti-epileptic drugs
  • Antipsychotics
  • Beta blockers
  • Bronchodilators
  • Controlling gastric acidity
  • Corticosteroids
  • Cytotoxic drugs
  • Diuretics
  • Insulin
  • Laxatives
  • NSAIDs
  • Opioids
  • Oral anti-diabetic drugs
  • Thyroid and anti-thyroid drugs
  • Vasodilators (calcium channel blockers and nitrates)
Each chapter details:: drug actions, indications, administration, adverse effects, together with practice suggestions for monitoring and ameliorating adverse effects, followed by summaries of cautions/contra-indications and interactions.

Also included are:: Drug index, Idiosyncratic drug reactions and Glossary.

The Prescription Drug Guide for Nurses is ideal for use in practice as well as for students studying.

Product Details
Open University Press
46462
9780335225460
9780335225460

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Publication date
2008
Issue number
1
Cover
hard cover
Pages count
192
Dimensions (mm)
155 x 239
Weight (g)
510

  • Preface
    Using this book
    Abbreviations used in the text

    Introduction
    Laxatives
    Controlling gastric acidity
    Diuretics
    Beta blockers
    ACE inhibitors
    Vasodilators (calcium channel blockers and nitrates)
    Anticoagulants
    Bronchodilators:: selective beta2 adrenoreceptor agonists
    Corticosteroids
    Antipsychotics
    Antidepressants:: focus on SSRIs
    Anti-emetics
    Opioid analgesics
    Anti-epileptic drugs:: focus on carbamazepine and valproate
    Antibacterial drugs
    Insulin
    Oral anti-diabetic drugs
    Thyroid and anti-thyroid drugs
    Cytotoxic drugs
    Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
    Idiosyncratic drug reactions

    Glossary
    References
    Bibliography/Further Reading
    Index

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