Ryan Drug Therapy in Rheumatology Nursing

2. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-470-06524-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 320 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Wiley Series in Nursing

Drug therapy management is a key topic for all nurses caring forpatients with a rheumatologic condition. With nurses now requiredto prescribe, administer, monitor and review medication, thisvolume will help nurses develop their knowledge, skills andself-confidence to provide these services, while also advising onthe benefits and risks of medication. This much-awaited secondedition has been revised to address the changing face of clinicalpractice and distinct advances in this field, providing vitalinformation on the latest drug treatments such as biological agentsthat suppress the disease and initiate remission, it will alsoadvise on the use of selective and non-steroidal inflammatorydrugs.
Content is organised into comprehensive sections, with succinctchapters 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 ofchronic pain; and case studies to inform clinical decision-makingregarding drug therapy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ryan, Sarah

Über Autor(innen)

Sarah RyanRGN, PhD, 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.