Overview

Prescribing is a relatively recent extension of the nursing role, and there are few resources to support nurses through this complex and expanding initiative. The Oxford Handbook of Nurse Prescribing gives concise, practical and expert advice on all aspects of this new area of practice. Giving a complete picture of the role of the nurse prescriber, this handbook provides evidence-based advice for all nurse prescribers from novice and student level to established prescriber; for all prescribing courses; and following all the competency areas. Helping you achieve the best possible results for your patients, the authors offer a wealth of recommendations, guidance and information from their years of experience. Whatever situation you are in, the Oxford Handbook of Nurse Prescribing will give you the information you need. The handbook contains the practical principles required to enable the prescriber to practice safely, effectively and cost-consciously. Information ranges from basic pharmacology, to prescribing for specific conditions and special groups such as the older person and the very young.Key sections include assessment, writing a prescription, the extremes of life, recording prescribing information and reviewing the patient. Underlying ethics, principles and a historical overview of development are also covered. So you can find the information you need without delay, the book is clearly laid out with one topic per page, and written in an easily readable note-based style. Blank pages for writing notes, observations and local protocols allow your handbook to be customised to meet your specific needs. All this is available at your fingertips, in a pocket-sized handbook with hard-wearing plastic covers. Written by practising nurses and checked by subject experts and pharmacologists, the Oxford Handbook of Nurse Prescribing is a unique and invaluable companion to those undertaking prescribing training and novice prescribers, as well as qualified Nurse Prescribers, Nurse Independent Prescribers and Supplementary Nurse Prescribers.

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This pocket-sized book is up-to-date and will be useful to anyone concerned with nurse prescribing from managers, who may need information about the legalities of the role and audit of practice, to practicioners both qualified and in training. Accident and Emergency Nursing This text is a 'must-read' for nurse prescribers and nurse prescriber students and educators throughout the UK, and should be considered for the reading list on all prescribing courses. Primary Health Care An excellent resource for nurses, including those considering accessing a prescribing course, student nurse-prescribers and qualified practitioners. Its contents would also be valuable to non-prescribing nurses. Journal of Advanced Nursing A very useful resource to all nurses and pharmacists undergoing their non-medical prescribing courses...The book would have been beneficial during my nurse prescribing course and would be useful for individual practitioners. Cancer Nursing Practice This compact book contains almost everything you need to know about prescribing issues to enhance and maintain safe and effective practice... the only regret is that it wasn't available sooner to those who have studied to become nurse prescribers. This invaluable book is a must for every prescribing course list and something every nurse prescriber should have close to hand. The authors should be congratulated - it is excellent value for money - a little gem. Nursing Older People

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Sue Beckwith is a nurse and lecturer with more than 20 years experience working in the NHS and 8 years working in Higher Education. Her areas of expertise are as a Field Chair and module leader for Nurse Prescribing. She also teaches in the fields of Community Health Care, Geratology and government health care policy. Her former post was as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Diabetes and she was a member of the Department of Health Clinical Outcomes Group for Diabetes and it is in this area that the majority of her publishing has been achieved in both peer-reviewed journals and in the medical press. A member of the Editorial Board for 'Practice Nursing' she is a reviewer and commissioner of articles and is working with the RCN to produce a diabetes web site which showcases best practice and is available for both members of the public and members of the college. Penny Franklin is Senior Lecturer for Prescribing at The University of Plymouth. She is a trained nurse and health visitor with 25 years service within the NHS. She has been working in higher education for four years and is a registered teacher of nursing. Penny is module leader for Nurse Prescribing and also teaches in the field of public health. Penny was a Public Health Locality Lead in Devon and is currently practising as a specialist advisor for smoking cessation and is also working in a GP practice in minor illness and chronic disease management clinics. Penny has published in peer-reviewed journals on the subject of assessment for nurse prescribing. Penny has a Masters degree in Complementary Health Studies and her research for this was an enquiry into the effects of lack of sleep on the couple relationship for parents with toddlers who are poor sleepers. Penny is a representative for her professional body on the National Race Equality Committee.

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