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Fourth Edition
By
George Downie, MSc, FRPharmS, F(Hon)CPP, Director of Pharmacy and Medicines Management, NHS Grampian, Aberdeen, UK
Jean Mackenzie, BA(Open), RGN, SCM, DipN(Lond), RCT, RNT, Formerly Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK
Arthur Williams, OBE, FRPharmS, Formerly Chief Administrative Pharmaceutical Officer, Grampian Orkney, Shetland and Tayside Health Boards, Aberdeen, UK
Caroline Hind, PhD, BPharm, MRPharmS, Pharmacy Facilitator, Pharmacy Medicines Unit, NHS Grampian, Aberdeeen, UK
Description
This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. An understanding of medicines and their
effects on patients remains a crucial area of nursing knowledge. This book provides a thorough foundation upon which nurses can build
their clinical experience to achieve competence. It not only provides information on the actions of drugs on the body but also gives
clear guidance on the practical aspects of medicines management in both hospital and community. Organisation of the text broadly follows
the British National Formulary for ease of use.
Contents
SECTION 1
1 Medicines in society today and tomorrow
2 The control of medicines
3 The role of the nurse in drug therapy
4
Administration of medicine
5 Nurse prescribing
6 Clinical governance and safety in the use of medicines
7 The role
of patients and carers in medicines management
SECTION 2
8 Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
9 Autonomic nervous
system
10 Adverse drug reactions and drug interactions
SECTION 3
11 Drug treatment of gastrointestinal disorders
12
Drug treatment of cardiovascular disorders
13 Drug treatment of respiratory disorders
14 Drugs acting on the central nervous
system, including anaesthetics
15 Drug treatment of infections
16 Drug treatment of endocrine disorders
17 Drugs
used in obstetrics, gynaecology and urinary tract disorders
18 Drugs used in kidney diseases
19 Drug treatment of malignant
disease
20 Drugs affecting the immune response
21 Nutrition and blood, Fluid and electrolytes
22 Drug treatment
of musculoskeletal and joint disease
23 Drug treatment of eye conditions
24 Drug treatment of ear, nose and throat disorders
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Drug treatment of skin disorders
26 Palliative care
SECTION 4
Self assessment questions
Glossary
Appendix
1: Abbreviations
Appendix 2: Normal values
Index
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Paperback, 576 pages, publication date: DEC-2007
ISBN-13: 978-0-443-10331-5
ISBN-10: 0-443-10331-3
Imprint: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
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Last update: 23 Sep 2009
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