Medicines Management for Nurses at a Glance

<p>Preface vii</p>
<p>About the companion website ix</p>
<p>Part 1 Introduction to Pharmacology and Medicines Management 1</p>
<p>1 Why is managing medicines important in nursing? 2</p>
<p>2 Keeping up to date with medicines management 4</p>
<p>3 What is a medicine? 6</p>
<p>4 Medicines nomenclature: what s in a name? 8</p>
<p>5 Numeracy and medicines management 10</p>
<p>6 Clinical pharmacokinetics I 12</p>
<p>7 Clinical pharmacokinetics II 14</p>
<p>8 Routes of administration I 16</p>
<p>9 Routes of administration II 18</p>
<p>10 Pharmacodynamics I 20</p>
<p>11 Pharmacodynamics II 22</p>
<p>Part 2 Managing medicines 25</p>
<p>12 Dyspepsia 26</p>
<p>13 Acute diarrhoea and constipation 28</p>
<p>14 Chronic bowel disease 30</p>
<p>15 Nausea and vomiting 32</p>
<p>16 Anti–anginals 34</p>
<p>17 Anti–arrhythmics 36</p>
<p>18 Heart failure 38</p>
<p>19 Hypertension 40</p>
<p>20 Diuretics 42</p>
<p>21 Respiratory conditions I 44</p>
<p>22 Respiratory conditions II 46</p>
<p>23 Opioid analgesics 48</p>
<p>24 Anxiolytics and hypnotics 50</p>
<p>25 Antipsychotics 52</p>
<p>26 Depression 54</p>
<p>27 Epilepsy 56</p>
<p>28 Alcohol: detoxification 58</p>
<p>29 Alcohol: maintaining abstinence 60</p>
<p>30 Smoking cessation 62</p>
<p>31 Fighting infection 64</p>
<p>32 Antibiotics 66</p>
<p>33 Diabetes: insulin 68</p>
<p>34 Diabetes: antiglycaemics 70</p>
<p>35 Thyroid conditions 72</p>
<p>36 Oral contraception 74</p>
<p>37 Anticoagulants 76</p>
<p>38 Antiplatelet drugs 78</p>
<p>39 Musculoskeletal disorders 80</p>
<p>40 Non–steroidal anti–inflammatory drugs and non–opioid analgesics 82</p>
<p>41 Topical agents and emollients 84</p>
<p>42 Topical steroids 86</p>
<p>Part 3 Safe and effective medicines management 89</p>
<p>43 Medicines management in pregnancy and breastfeeding 90</p>
<p>44 Medicines management in children 92</p>
<p>45 Medicines management in elderly people 94</p>
<p>46 Medicines management in people with hepatic and renal impairment 96</p>
<p>47 Drug interactions 98</p>
<p>48 Adverse drug reactions 100</p>
<p>49 Pharmacovigilance 102</p>
<p>50 Classification of medicines 104</p>
<p>Index 107</p>