Child-Centred Pharmacology

An Introduction for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-0-415-54899-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 246 mm

The successful management of children’s health problems requires a sophisticated understanding of their health problems and needs, as well as knowledge about how best to respond to their situations. This holds particularly when prescribing for children. Discussing the best choice of therapeutic interventions available when caring for children, this is the first textbook for nurses and allied health professionals working in this important area.

Linking the relevant aspects of developmental biology with those of pathophysiology, pharmacology and pharmacotherapeutics, this accessible text encompasses concordance with treatment, relevant aspects of care management, clinical outcomes and future directions. Emphasis will also be placed on drug administration and medicine management – taking into consideration factors such as research evidence, policies and guidelines that influence safe, competent administration and prescribing of drugs in diverse contexts. Further chapters include discussion of:

Safe prescribing for surgery

Issues around consent

Adverse responses to drugs

Child-centred formulae and their use in practice

Clinical trials

Holistic assessment.

This book focuses on the aspects of pharmacology that are crucial for truly child-centered prescribing practice. It is an essential text for all nursing and allied health students of prescribing who are, or will be, working with children.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Novak, Barbara V.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Pflege Kinderkrankenpflege

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Perspectives in Child-centred Pharmacology 2. Pharmacogenetic Considerations in Determining the Best Therapeutic Interventions 3. Pharmacotherapeutics in Children with Respiratory Problems 4. Pharmacotherapeutics in Children with Infection 5. Pharmacotherapeutics of Antipyretics and Anti-inflammatory Drugs 6. Pharmacotherapeutics in Children with Endocrine and Metabolic Problems 7. Safe Prescribing for Children Requiring Surgery 8. Health Promoting Pharmacotherapeutics 9. Adverse Responses to Drugs 10. Child-centred Formulae and Their Use in Practice 11. Medication Error 12. Medicine Management and Administration 13. Clinical Trials 14. Holistic Child Assessment

Über Autor(innen)

Barbara Novak is lecturer in Applied Biological Sciences and the lead in Non-Medical Independent and Supplementary Prescribing at City University, UK