El. knyga: Introducing Medicines Management

Contents Acknowledgements Preface Introduction
1. The professional role
of the nurseYour starting point Introduction Professional practice The
Nursing and Midwifery Council Professional accountabilityWhy is registration
with the NMC necessary?When things go wrongDuty of care establishedBreach of
that duty of carePatient harmUnderstanding your limitations Making ethical
decisions
Chapter summary So what have you learned? References and key texts
Additional reading Websites 2 The inter-professional team Your starting point
Introduction Whos who in the inter-professional team PharmacistsDoctorsWho
else? The importance of teamwork What makes a team effective? Role of the
nurseSafe medicines managementTheexpanding role Boundaries
Chapter summary So
what have you learned? References and key textsAdditional readingWebsites 3
Safe systems Your starting point Introduction Why do systems checks? System
failures Key organisations and government bodiesDepartment of HealthMedicines
and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)National Institute of
Clinical Excellence (NICE)National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA)Nursing and
Midwifery Council (NMC) Key documents on medicines management A systems
approach to safe medication Key legislation on medicines and drugs
Chapter
summary So what have you learned? <

Sherri Ogston-Tuck