Medicines Management in Adult Nursing

This book is part of the Transforming Nursing Practice series, written specifically to support students on pre-registration nursing programmes.

Correct medicines management for adults is a crucial skill that adult nursing students must develop in order to provide safe care to their patients. This book specifically supports pre-registration students in meeting the required competencies for medicines management needed to pass formal assessment and qualify as a adult nurse. It is clearly structured around the NMC Essential Skills Clusters for medicine management, covering drugs calculations, legal and ethical aspects, introductory pharmacology, medicines administration, partnership working with patients and using up-to-date information and evidence for safe practice. The book is written in user-friendly language and uses patient scenarios to explain concepts and apply theory to practice.

Key Features

Linked to the latest NMC Standards and Essential Skills Clusters

Scenarios from adult nursing show how to apply theory to practice

Plenty of activities help to build confidence and independent learning skills

Clear explanations and practice tests in adult nursing calculations

About the series

Transforming Nursing Practice links theory with practice, in the context of the skills and knowledge needed by student nurses to be fit for future healthcare delivery. Each book has been designed to help students meet the requirements of the NMC Standards bf Education, Essential Skills Clusters and other relevant competencies. They are accessible and challenging, and provide regular opportunities for active and reflective learning. Each book will ensure that students learn the central importance of thinking critically about nursing.

The series editor is Dr Shirley Bach who is Head of the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Brighton.