Introducing Medicines Management
By Sherri Ogston-Tuck
August 2011
Pearson Education
Distrubuted by Trans-Atlantic Publications Inc.
ISBN: 9780273720881
162 pages
$52.50 Paper Original
Medicine administration is a fundamental aspect of the nursing role, carrying with it great risk, and requiring a high level of skill and background knowledge. This student friendly text will take you through the basic concepts of medicines management, to the essential skills needed in practice.
Introducing Medicines Management provides an awareness of the inter-relationship between the patient, the medicine and the prescription as a fundamental systems approach, and will help you to understand how this is related to medicines management.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
1 The professional role of the nurseYour starting point
Introduction
Professional practice
The Nursing and Midwifery Council
Professional accountability
Why is registration with the NMC necessary?
When things go wrong
Duty of care established
Breach of that duty of care
Patient harm
Understanding your limitations
Making ethical decisions
Chapter summary
So what have you learned?
References and key texts
Additional reading
Websites
2 The inter-professional teamYour starting point
Introduction
Who’s who in the inter-professional team
Pharmacists
Doctors
Who else?
The importance of teamwork
What makes a team effective?
Role of the nurse
Safe medicines management
Theexpanding role
Boundaries
Chapter summary
So what have you learned?
References and key texts
Additional reading
Websites
3 Safe systemsYour starting point
Introduction
Why do systems checks?
System failures
Key organisations and government bodies
Department of Health
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE)
National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA)
Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
Key documents on medicines management
A systems approach to safe medication
Key legislation on medicines and drugs
Chapter summary
So what have you learned?
References and key texts
Additional reading
Websites
4 Errors in medicines management and their preventionYour starting point
Introduction
Mistakes – what are they and why do they happen?
A working definition
So why do errors occur?
Types of error
Omission errors
Patient identification errors
Prescribing errors
Dispensing errors
Administration errors
Monitoring errors
Children are potentially more vulnerable
Error prevention
Some additional points
Tips for safe practice
The Five Rights
Calculation tips
Other measures for error prevention
Chapter summary
So what have you learned?
References and key texts
Additional reading
Websites
Pharmacological principles
5 Improving knowledge and safety: pharmacological principlesYour starting point
Introduction
How do drugs work?
Absorption
Distribution
Metabolism
Elimination
A closer look at drugs
Drug nomenclature
Some legal aspects
Dosage, formulation and route
Side effects and adverse events
Safe practice and the prevention of errors
Routes of medicine administration
Oral route
Sublingual and buccal routes
Subcutaneous route
Intramuscular route
Intravenous route
Rectal route
Inhalation route
Topical route
Chapter summary
So what have you learned?
References and key texts
Additional reading
Websites
6 Clinical decision makingYour starting point
Introduction
Evidence-based practice
The Mental Capacity Act 2010
Establishing consent
The Human Rights Act 1998
The Data Protection Act 1998
Health and safety
Tips for safe practice in medicines management
Chapter summary
So what have you learned?
References and key texts
Additional reading
Websites
Answers to chapter questions
Glossary
Index
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