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Everything you need to know about Medicines Management... at a Glance!

Medicines Management for Nurses at a Glance is the perfect companion for study and revision for pre-registration nursing and healthcare students. Combining superb full-colour illustrations with accessible and informative text, it provides an easy-to-read and supportive guide to the key pharmacological knowledge nursing students and registered nurses need to know.

Divided into three sections, the first introduces key topics within clinical pharmacology and medicines management including numeracy, routes of administration, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. The second and third sections cover the management of medicines for common medical conditions and topics such as drug interactions, side effects, and safe and effective medicines administration.

• Written specifically for nurses, it covers the fundamentals of pharmacology as they apply to nursing practice.
• Breaks down complex concepts in an accessible way, providing helpful overviews of all key pharmacological topics.
• Includes practical issues relating to practice, and is written to support the Essential Skills Clusters of the NMC, and the content of the BNF.
• Includes content relevant to each of the four fields of nursing, and covers issues relating to specific groups such as children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, and the elderly.

A companion website is available at www.ataglanceseries.com/nursing/medicinesmanagement, featuring a range of multiple choice and reflective questions.

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Simon Young, Academic Subject Manager - Medicines Management and Prescribing, Faculty of Life Science and Education, University of South Wales

Ben Pitcher, Senior Lecturer - Medicines Management and Prescribing, Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales