Beckwith Sue

Oxford handbook of nurse prescribing / Sue Beckwith and Penny Franklin. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007. - xxvii, 415 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. - Oxford handbooks in nursing. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is a nurse prescriber? -- Principles of supplementary prescribing -- Clinical management plans -- Basic principles of pharmacology -- Potential and unwanted effects -- Safe prescribing -- Consideration of product choice -- Review -- Working as a nurse prescriber -- Physical exams and history taking -- Prescribing for special groups -- Medical conditions -- Complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) and over the counter drugs -- Accountability -- Evidence based prescribing -- Managing the role -- Responsibilities -- Working outside the UK.

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Nurses--Prescription privileges--Great Britain
Drugs--Prescribing--Great Britain
Nursing Care--Handbooks
Prescriptions Drug--Handbooks
Pharmaceutical Preparations--administration & dosage--Handbooks

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