The Textbook of Non-Medical Prescribing, 2nd Edition
The Textbook of Non-Medical Prescribing, 2nd Edition by Dilyse Nuttall, Jane Rutt-Howard
2015 | ISBN: 111885649X | English | 352 pages | EPUB | 5 MB
2015 | ISBN: 111885649X | English | 352 pages | EPUB | 5 MB
The Textbook of Non-Medical Prescribing is an easy-to-read, comprehensive overview of the essential knowledge, key issues and skills relevant to non-medical prescribing. Now fully updated and linked to the National Prescribing Centre Single Competency Framework for non-medical prescribers, with activities to help you link your continuing professional development within the competences required as a prescriber. This practical title remains an ideal resource for all qualified health professionals to practice safe and effective non-medical prescribing.
The section edition is structured around four core themes – public health, social and cultural issues, prescribing principles, and continuing professional development – which are threaded throughout the text. It also includes additional material on the importance on continuing professional development in prescribing, as well as the history and context of non-medical prescribing; ethical, legal and professional issues; effective consultations; essential pharmacology; clinical skills; prescribing for specific groups; and the role of the multidisciplinary team.