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9780857250490

Medicines Management in Mental Health Nursing

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  • ISBN13:

    9780857250490

  • ISBN10:

    0857250493

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2011-08-01
  • Publisher: Learning Matters
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Summary

Mental Health nurses must develop the crucial skills of correct medicines management and calculations in order to provide safe care to their patients. This book specifically supports pre-registration students in meeting the required competencies for medicines management. It has a strong emphasis on understanding the role of medicine as one of a range of treatment options, and collaborative working with patients and carers. It is clearly structured around the NMC Essential Skills Clusters for medicines management, covering law, drugs calculations, administration, storage, record keeping, introductory pharmacology, patient communication and contextual issues.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Drug calculations
Legal and ethical aspects of medicines management in mental health
The therapeutic alliance and the promotion of adherence to medication
Essential anatomy and physiology of the brain
Management and treatment of depression
Management and treatment of bipolar disorder
Management and treatment of psychotic disorders
Management and treatment of dementias
Management and treatment of anxiety disorders
Management and treatment of substance misuse disorders
Medicine interactions
The multidisciplinary team in medicines and administration
Glossary
References
Index
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