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The Prescription Drug Guide for Nurses

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0335225470 · 9780335225477
"This book was written by a senior lecturer in health science with a great deal of input from nurses. It highlights the burden of treatment and is a resource for non-medical prescribers in identifying adverse drug reactions and for recognising defini… Read More
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Preface
Using this book
Abbreviations used in the text

Introduction
Laxatives
Controlling gastric acidity
Diuretics
Beta blockers
ACE inhibitors
Vasodilators (calcium channel blockers and nitrates)
Anticoagulants
Bronchodilators: selective beta2 adrenoreceptor agonists
Corticosteroids
Antipsychotics
Antidepressants: focus on SSRIs
Anti-emetics
Opioid analgesics
Anti-epileptic drugs: focus on carbamazepine and valproate
Antibacterial drugs
Insulin
Oral anti-diabetic drugs
Thyroid and anti-thyroid drugs
Cytotoxic drugs
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
Idiosyncratic drug reactions

Glossary
References
Bibliography/Further Reading
Index

"This book was written by a senior lecturer in health science with a great deal of input from nurses. It highlights the burden of treatment and is a resource for non-medical prescribers in identifying adverse drug reactions and for recognising definitions and classifications. ... The sections on ‘potential problems’ and ‘suggestions for prevention and management’ were particularly enlightening. The book provides ideas for better patient consultations through discussions about medications and their effects."
Nursing Standard

"This likeable little book is a definite contributionto the field and should find a home in every ward,unit and hospital library shelf."
International Emergency Nursing

"This book is exceedingly timely. I am certain it will be invaluable to both undergraduate and post graduate student nurses, and, also act as a continuing reference source. Thoroughly recommended."
Molly Courtenay, Reading University, UK

"Sue Jordan has combined her deep understanding of her own discipline with her long experience of teaching nurses, to produce just the right type and level of information that nurses need, in a format that they will find relevant to their practice and easy to use. This book will be an essential reference resource for every ward bookshelf."
Professor Dame June Clark, Swansea University, UK

This popular Nursing Standard prescription drug series is now available for the first time in book format! Organised by drug type and presented in an easy-to-use reference format, this book outlines the implications for practice of 20 drug groups:

  • ACE inhibitors
  • Antibacterial drugs
  • Anti-coagulants
  • Antidepressants
  • Anti-emetics
  • Anti-epileptic drugs
  • Antipsychotics
  • Beta blockers
  • Bronchodilators
  • Controlling gastric acidity
  • Corticosteroids
  • Cytotoxic drugs
  • Diuretics
  • Insulin
  • Laxatives
  • NSAIDs
  • Opioids
  • Oral anti-diabetic drugs
  • Thyroid and anti-thyroid drugs
  • Vasodilators (calcium channel blockers and nitrates)
Each drug group is presented in handy quick check format, and covers:
  • Drug actions
  • Indications
  • Administration
  • Adverse effects
  • Practice suggestions
  • Cautions/contra-indications
  • Interactions

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