Drug therapy management is a key topic for all nurses caring for
patients with a rheumatologic condition. With nurses now required
to prescribe, administer, monitor and review medication, this
volume will help nurses develop their knowledge, skills and
self-confidence to provide these services, while also advising on
the benefits and risks of medication. This much-awaited second
edition has been revised to address the changing face of clinical
practice and distinct advances in this field, providing vital
information on the latest drug treatments such as biological agents
that suppress the disease and initiate remission, it will also
advise on the use of selective and non-steroidal inflammatory
drugs.
Content is organised into comprehensive sections, with succinct
chapters that discuss:
* Rheumatologic conditions
* Drug therapy
* The role of the nurse
* Patient education and adherence to drug therapy.
In addition, new material explores biologic therapies;
management of non-steroidal drugs; nurse prescribing; management of
chronic pain; and case studies to inform clinical decision-making
regarding drug therapy.
About the author
Sarah Ryan RGN, Ph D, MSc, BSc, Cert ED, FRCN, Nurse Consultant Rheumatology, Haywood Hospital, Stoke on Trent, UK.As a consultant Nurse Dr Sarah Ryan is at the top of her profession and has a reputation respected throughout the clinical world. Sarah is Editor of Musculoskeletal Care, and a member of the Chief Nursing Officer’s Practice Advisory Group and a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing.
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