Medication Safety: An Essential Guide - Softcover

Courtenay, Molly; Griffiths, Matt

 
9780521721639: Medication Safety: An Essential Guide
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0521721636 ISBN 13: 9780521721639
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

The supply and administration of medicines is an area of practice in which a number of healthcare professionals (e.g. nurses, pharmacists and allied health professionals) are involved. Prescribing is a relatively new role which many of these healthcare professionals have adopted. Medication Safety focuses on promoting safety in the delivery of medicines. Chapters explore the various stages in the medication process including safety in prescribing, dispensing and administering drugs. Adverse reactions, parenteral administration, dosage calculations, safety with controlled drugs, and reporting errors and near misses are all addressed in evidence-based contributions from a highly experienced team of contributors. This text is essential reading for all healthcare professionals involved in the delivery of medicines to patients.

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About the Authors

Molly Courtenay is a Professor at the School of Health and Social Care, Reading University, UK.

Matt Griffiths is Senior Nurse, Medicines Management, University Hospitals of Leicester and Visiting Professor of Prescribing and Medicines Management, School of Health, University of Northampton, UK.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2009
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521721636
ISBN 13 
9780521721639
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
210