{"product_id":"towards-prescribing-practice-isbn-9780470028438","title":"Towards Prescribing Practice","description":"The variety and number of non-medical practitioners identified for prescribing activity is growing rapidly. Across the country, universities have validated prescribing programmes designed for generic health care practice with a distance-learning component.  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTowards Prescribing Practice\u003c\/i\u003e offers readers a comprehensive guide to the principles and practice of prescribing. The subject matter relates to the government content standards for study programmes and takes its cue from recent research in prescribing and patient care in practice. This book embraces the perennial core principles of prescribing practice, management and leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContent is organised to facilitate progressive learning, with space allocated in each chapter to practice application through discussion and exercises. The early inclusion of a section on patient-centred planning and concordance enables the reader to assimilate new knowledge within an individualised care approach. The final three chapters are written from different clinical perspectives: mental health, palliative care and emergency care, providing assistance to specific areas of prescribing practice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Understanding Basic Pharmacology 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn McKinnon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Patient-Centred Planning and Concordance 35\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn McKinnon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Application of Ethical Frameworks to Prescribing 59\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn McKinnon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Public Health Context 81\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn McKinnon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 A Practical Guide to Clinical Governance for Non-Medical Prescribing 117\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRuth Goldstein and Ruth Reilly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Collaborative Working and Clinical Management Plans 133\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn McKinnon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Consultation and Decision Making 149\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eClare Allen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Legislation, Regulation and Accountability in Prescribing 167\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJo West\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Prescribing in Palliative Care 195\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eYvonne Hopkins and Linda Bray\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The Mental Health Perspective 223\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStuart Kennedy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Prescribing in Emergency Care 261\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIan Loveday and Richard Pilbery\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 283\u003c\/p\u003e \"A great foundation for the prescriber. What is particularly heartening is that it offers a realistic approach.\" (\u003ci\u003eInternational Emergency Nursing\u003c\/i\u003e, 2008)  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn McKinnon\u003c\/strong\u003e MSc PG Dip BA (Hons), RHV, RGN, RMN\u003cbr\u003eJohn is a senior lecturer in nursing at the University of Lincoln, UK and the local academic lead for the government's widening participation initiative. He is a former programme leader for the nurse prescribing studies and was in the first wave of practitioners in the country to become nurse prescribers.   The variety and number of non-medical practitioners identified for prescribing activity is growing rapidly.  Across the country, universities have validated prescribing programmes designed for generic health care practice with a distance-learning component.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTowards Prescribing Practice\u003c\/i\u003e offers readers a comprehensive guide to the principles and practice of prescribing. The subject matter relates to the government content standards for study programmes and takes its cue from recent research in prescribing and patient care in practice. This book embraces the perennial core principles of prescribing practice, management and leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContent is organised to facilitate progressive learning, with space allocated in each chapter to practice application through discussion and exercises. The early inclusion of a section on patient-centred planning and concordance enables the reader to assimilate new knowledge within an individualised care approach. The final three chapters are written from different clinical perspectives: mental health, palliative care and emergency care, providing assistance to specific areas of prescribing practice. The book includes:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eColour illustrations to help the reader visualise pharmacological processes.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eEvidence-based and fully referenced chapters.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFigures to illustrate theoretical frameworks.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCase vignettes to punctuate the text, providing a practicum in which readers can reflect upon scenarios in clinical practice.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTables to provide learning exercises to help readers practise the roles of prescribing, such as cross-referencing the joint formulary.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExpert clinical perspectives in key areas. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eUndergraduate prescribing students, Nurses, Midwives, Pharmacists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Paramedics and Radiographers are among the practitioners who will find this book an invaluable resource.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990399074533,"sku":"NP9780470028438","price":73.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470028438.jpg?v=1761787671","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/towards-prescribing-practice-isbn-9780470028438","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}