Mental Health Medicines Management for Nurses

Stanley Mutsatsa

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English

Learning Matters Ltd
25 March 2021

Nursing specialties; Nursing pharmacology

Series: Transforming Nursing Practice Series

Mental Health Medicines Management for Nurses provides nursing students with guidance on how to manage medicines safely and effectively when treating patients with mental health conditions. It outlines how psychiatric drugs work, what the common treatments are, the ethical, legal, and person-centred aspects of working with psychiatric medicines, and how medicines can and should be used in mental health care. Using innovative activities and real-life case studies, this book has been carefully designed to be the ideal resource to build knowledge and confidence in this important area of practice.

Key features:

Updated in-line with the latest NMC standards of proficiency for registered nurses. Includes clear explanations of both the underlying biology and pharmacology as well as the wider practicalities of working with medicines. Highlights the most common mental health conditions and associated treatments, including coverage of the possible side effects for all drugs described in the book. NEW: Increased emphasis on prescribing with new content on consultation, history taking, and decision-making when prescribing. NEW: Updated sections on ethics, consent, pharmacokinetics, antipsychotics, and adverse drug reactions.

By: Stanley Mutsatsa
Imprint: Learning Matters Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 3rd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 171mm,
Weight: 860g
ISBN: 9781526473615
ISBN 10: 1526473615
Series: Transforming Nursing Practice Series
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 25 March 2021
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Stan Mutsatsa was a Senior Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing at City University London.

Reviews for Mental Health Medicines Management for Nurses

I am thrilled to see this text written specifically for Nursing Associates. Aligning to the NMC Standards of Proficiency and with reference to a wide variety of patient/client considerations across the lifespan, this is an invaluable read for any Nursing Associate student embarking on their educational journey.