Medication safety : an essential guide / edited by Molly Courtenay and Matt Griffiths.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Courtenay, Molly, editor.

Griffiths, Matt, editor.

Series:

Cambridge medicine Medication safety

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drugs--Prescribing--Safety measures.

Drugs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 199 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The supply and administration of medicines is an area of practice in which a number of healthcare professionals (e.g. nurses, pharmacists and allied health professionals) are involved. Prescribing is a relatively new role which many of these healthcare professionals have adopted. Medication Safety focuses on promoting safety in the delivery of medicines. Chapters explore the various stages in the medication process including safety in prescribing, dispensing and administering drugs. Adverse reactions, parenteral administration, dosage calculations, safety with controlled drugs, and reporting errors and near misses are all addressed in evidence-based contributions from a highly experienced team of contributors. This text is essential reading for all healthcare professionals involved in the delivery of medicines to patients.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction to medication errors and medication safety; Chapter 2 Safety in prescribing; Chapter 3 Safety in dispensing; Chapter 4 Safety in administering; Chapter 5 Adverse drug reactions and drug interactions; Chapter 6 Interface of care and communication; Chapter 7 Parenteral drug administration; Chapter 8 Calculations; Chapter 9 Controlled Drugs and patient safety; Chapter 10 Reporting medication errors and near misses; Chapter 11 Ensuring safety through evidence-based medicine; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-20743-6

0-511-70006-7

9786612386596

1-282-38659-X

0-511-64105-2

0-511-64173-7

0-511-63929-5

0-511-63822-1

0-511-64227-X

0-511-64037-4

OCLC:

609846127