Medicines Management in Children′s Nursing

Children′s nurses must develop the crucial skills of correct medicines management and calculations 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 a children′s 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.

Author: Karen Blair

Publisher: Learning Matters

Publication Date: Mar 15, 2011

Number of Pages: 224 pages

Binding: Paperback or Softback

ISBN-10: 1844454703

ISBN-13: 9781844454709