Registered Nurses must have thorough knowledge of pharmacology, medicines administration, and the effects of medicines. Fundamentals of Pharmacology for Children’s Nurses is written for nurses and allied health professionals involved in the care of children and young people (CYP) to focus exclusively on pharmacology. Filling a gap in current literature on the subject, this much-needed resource develops the competence and confidence required to prescribe, dispense, and administer medicines to children and young people.
Emphasising the importance of patient-centered care to CYP, the text describes the role of the healthcare provider working with CYP and their families; explains how to use pharmaceutical and prescribing reference guides; discusses legal and ethical issues; examines pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics, and more. Helping readers respond appropriately and compassionately to the needs of those receiving care and their families, this textbook:
* Covers a wide range of medications used in diabetes, cancer, mental health, and other areas
* Features a wealth of full-colour images and numerous pedagogical tools including learning objectives, self-test questions, and reflective exercises to enable readers to contextualise and assess their knowledge
* Presents case studies to reinforce learning, and illustrate the application of theory to practice
* Provides authoritative and practical guidance on formulations, adverse drug reactions, analgesics, antibiotics, immunisations, and the medications most commonly used when providing care to CYP
* Includes access to a companion website with interactive MCQs, case studies, references, an image bank, and links to further reading and supplemental resources
Fundamentals of Pharmacology for Children’s Nurses is essential reading for undergraduate children’s nursing students, trainee nursing associates, those undertaking healthcare programmes of study, as well as those seeking to better understand pharmacology.
Spis treści
Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgements
Prefixes and suffixes
Abbreviations
About the companion website
1. Introduction to Pharmacology, Children and Young People
Jane Callum
2. How to use Pharmaceutical and Prescribing Reference Guides
Claire Pryor, Annette Hand and Elaine Walls
3. Legal and Ethical Issues
Sasha Ban and Peter Dryden
4. Medicines Management and the Role of the Health Care Provider Working with Children, Young People and Families
Barbara Davies and Christine English
5. Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics
Barry Hill, Jaden Allan and Claire Camara
6. Drug Formulations
Sinéad Greener and Louise Carr
7. Medications used in the Cardiovascular System
Anthony Garbutt and Noreen Kilkenny
8. Medications used in the Renal System
Katherine Drape, Sadie Diamond Fox and Alexandra Gatehouse
9. Medications used in the Endocrine System
Jackie O’Sullivan
10. Medications used in the Respiratory System
Claire Fagan, Janis Bloomer, Alison Sewell, Carol Sharpe and Harriet Minto
11. Gastroenterology
Liz Gormley-Fleming
12. Medications used in the Nervous System
Sophie Gilmour-Ivens
13. The Immune System and Immunisations
Sarah Greenshields
14. Medications and the Integumentary System
Sasha Ban and Peter Dryden
15. Medications used in Children and Young Peoples Mental Health
Lingwood L, Stephenson, E. and Stavert L
16. Medications used in Children and Young People’s cancer
Elaine Walls and Leah Rosengarten
17. Analgesics
Claire Ford and Matthew Robertson
18. Antimicrobial Medications
Leah Rosengarten
19. Adverse Drug Reactions
Claire Pryor and Carol Wills
Index
O autorze
Ian Peate, OBE FRCN is Principal, School of Health Studies, Gibraltar; Visiting Professor of Nursing, St George’s University of London and Kingston University London; Visiting Professor, Northumbria University; Visiting Senior Clinical Fellow, University of Hertfordshire, and Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Nursing.
Peter Dryden is a Programme Lead for Children’s Nursing and a Senior Lecturer, Department of Nursing, Midwifery & Health, Northumbria University, UK. He has worked on a number of National and Regional developments such as National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) standards for IBD.
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