The Textbook of Non-Medical Prescribing

By: Jane Rutt-Howard and Dilyse Nuttall

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Synopsis: The Textbook of Non-Medical Prescribing addresses all the key issues relevant to non-medical prescribing, bringing together essential knowledge, key issues, and skills in a single text.This accessible, engaging and comprehensive resource explores the history of non-medical prescribing; prescribing in context; ethical, legal and professional issues in relation to prescribing practice; factors influencing prescribing; effective consultations; essential pharmacology; the role of the multi-disciplinary team; clinical skills; prescribing for specific groups; and the future of nurse prescribing. With case studies throughout, The Textbook of Non-Medical Prescribing is essential reading for all students on non-medical prescribing courses. It is also of use to qualified health professionals, be they prescribers themselves or interested in the concepts of non-medical prescribing.