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ELSEVIER A Nurses Survival Guide To Drugs In Practice 2Ed (Pb 2020) by Richards A.
Following the success of the previous edition, A Nurse's Survival Guide to Drugs in Practice has been completely updated with revised content written by expert practitioners and educators in the field of drug administration and pharmacology. It continues to follow the popular systems approach and is now revised with new sections on the immune system added. _x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_The book provides the underpinning current knowledge required for professional judgement and safer medication management._x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_This will be an invaluable resource for those studying prescribing courses as well as being useful for paramedics, student nurses and all qualified staff. _x000D__x000D__x000D_A more detailed account of medication management, including drug errors and strategies to mitigate against them occurring, is included. _x000D__x000D__x000D_The multidisciplinary nature of drug administration from the naming of drugs, through drug preparation, administration and outcome are taken into account._x000D_ _x000D_
Section 1 Principles of pharmacology_x000D_
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Section 2 Autonomic nervous system_x000D_
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Section 3 Pain, analgesia and anaesthesia_x000D_
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Section 4 Central nervous system_x000D_
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Section 5 Cardiovascular system_x000D_
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Section 6 Respiratory, renal and gastrointestinal systems_x000D_
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Section 7 Endocrine system_x000D_
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Section 8 Chemotherapy, antimicrobials and the immune system_x000D_
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Section 9 Other areas of pharmacology_x000D_