Nurse Prescribing In Mental Health

Author : Christopher M. Doran
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113628009X
Total Pages : 580 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Prescribing Mental Health Medication written by Christopher M. Doran and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-03-20 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prescribing Mental Health Medication is a text for practitioners who treat mental disorders with medication. It explains the entire process of medication assessment, management and follow up for general medical practitioners, mental health practitioners, students, residents, prescribing nurses and others perfecting this skill. Already used by providers and training institutions throughout the world, the newly revised second edition is completely updated and focuses on the following key issues: How to determine if medication is needed Proper dosing and how to start and stop medication When to change medication Dealing with difficult patients Specific mental health symptoms and appropriate medication Special populations including pregnant women, substance abusers, children and adolescents, and the elderly Monitoring medication with blood levels Management of medication side effects and avoidance of medication risk The misuse of medication Prescription of generic preparations Prescriptions via the Internet, telemedicine, and electronic medical records Organizing a prescriptive office and record-keeping Completely updated, this text includes information on all psychotropic medications in use in the United States and the United Kingdom. It incorporates clinical tips, sample dialogues for talking about medications to patients, and information specifically relevant in primary care settings.

Author : Adrian Jones
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 9781444311617
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nurse Prescribing in Mental Health written by Adrian Jones and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-06-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nurse Prescribing in Mental health is a practical handbook for mental health nurses who are being training, have aspirations to train or who are trained in nurse prescribing. It introduces the reader to the different types of nurse prescribing and how they can be used in practice, now and in the future and reflects on the myriad of issues that are facing novice and experienced nurse prescribers. These include inter-professional relationships, team work, ethical and legal issues, governance and patient safety. The text goes on to explore the different types of medicines commonly prescribed for major disease groups and will help nurse prescribers to understand the practical application of prescribing as seen in clinical practice. Key features: Outlines the principles of prescribing and pharmacology as applied to mental health nursing Running through all of the chapters is a review of relevant nurse prescribing research and evidence that supports general prescribing practice with a direct application to clinical practice in mental health settings. Evidenced based Accessible, with case studies and scenarios in each chapter

Author : Jennifer L. Humphries
Publisher : Palgrave MacMillan
ISBN 13 : 9780333930922
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nurse Prescribing written by Jennifer L. Humphries and published by Palgrave MacMillan. This book was released on 2002 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text provides a critical examination of the development and implications of nurse prescribing in relation to patients and clients, to nurses themselves, and to the nursing profession in general. The professional issues relevant to nurse prescribing are discussed and examined within the current framework of community nursing and practical guidelines are given. This new edition addresses the broader range of nurses who will be required to prescribe from 2002, and the increasing variety of products which may be prescribed by them. New chapters consider ethical and legal issues, and provide case studies of nurse prescribing situations.

Author : Christopher M. Doran
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134459580
Total Pages : 455 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Prescribing Mental Health Medication written by Christopher M. Doran and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-07-26 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prescribing Mental Health Medication is a text for nursing and medical practitioners who are learning how to diagnose and treat mental disorders with medication. Skills-based, it focuses on the following key issues: how to start and stop medication how to dose when to change medication dealing with particular kinds of patients specific illnesses and their medication special populations and conditions the management of side effects practical issues such as monitoring medication with blood levels administrative issues such as record-keeping. Special icons used throughout the text highlight clinical tips, advice on how to talk to patients and differences in practice in primary care settings. Based on the author's considerable experience of training nursing and medical staff, Prescribing Mental Health Medication presents complex topics in an organized, logical and easily assimilated format. It provides a supportive text for those new to prescribing and a comprehensive source of reference for more experienced practitioners or teachers.

Author : Austyn Snowden
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781856423632
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Prescribing and Mental Health Nursing written by Austyn Snowden and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Over 90 percent of people with mental health problems take medication. Nurses now have the authority to prescribe this medication should they so wish. However, all nurses have a duty of care to administer medication safely. The first section of this book provides a framework for this discussion by integrating the histories of psychopharmacology, mental health nursing and medication legislation. This provides the background for the second section of the book whereby prescribing decisions in schizophrenia, depression, anxiety and insomnia, are discussed."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Sue Beckwith
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199575819
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Oxford Handbook of Prescribing for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals written by Sue Beckwith and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-05-12 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "1st ed. published as Oxford handbook of nurse prescribing, 2006"--t.p. verso.

Author : David M. Taylor
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119442605
Total Pages : 878 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry written by David M. Taylor and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-07-16 with total page 878 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The revised 13th edition of the essential reference for the prescribing of drugs for patients with mental health disorders The revised and updated 13th edition of The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry provides up-to-date information, expert guidance on prescribing practice in mental health, including drug choice, treatment of adverse effects and how to augment or switch medications. The text covers a wide range of topics including pharmacological interventions for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression and anxiety, and many other less common conditions. There is advice on prescribing in children and adolescents, in substance misuse and in special patient groups. This world-renowned guide has been written in concise terms by an expert team of psychiatrists and specialist pharmacists. The Guidelines help with complex prescribing problems and include information on prescribing psychotropic medications outside their licensed indications as well as potential interactions with other medications and substances such as alcohol, tobacco and caffeine. In addition, each of the book’s 165 sections features a full reference list so that evidence on which guidance is based can be readily accessed. This important text: Is the world’s leading clinical resource for evidence-based prescribing in day-to-day clinical practice and for formulating prescribing policy Includes referenced information on topics such as transferring from one medication to another, prescribing psychotropic medications during pregnancy or breastfeeding, and treating patients with comorbid physical conditions, including impaired renal or hepatic function. Presents guidance on complex clinical problems that may not be encountered routinely Written for psychiatrists, neuropharmacologists, pharmacists and clinical psychologists as well as nurses and medical trainees, The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry are the established reference source for ensuring the safe and effective use of medications for patients presenting with mental health problems.

Author : Jonathan Rogers
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000084868
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pocket Prescriber Psychiatry written by Jonathan Rogers and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-07-12 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pocket Prescriber Psychiatry is a concise, up-to-date prescribing guide containing all the "must-have" information that psychiatrists and mental health professionals need to know. This book provides the key essential information for all mental health professionals prescribing drugs and is essential for psychiatrists, mental health nurses, primary care physicians, psychologists, psychotherapists, and counsellors and anyone caring for people with mental health issues.

Author : Christopher M. Doran MD
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000426424
Total Pages : 594 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Prescribing Mental Health Medication written by Christopher M. Doran MD and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-08-17 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prescribing Mental Health Medication is a comprehensive text for all practitioners who treat mental disorders with medication. This new (third) edition is fully updated and includes a variety of additional chapters. Prescribing Mental Health Medication covers the latest digital methodologies including Internet-based mental health treatment, electronic medical records and prescriber use of social media. Including information on all psychotropic medications in use in the United States and the United Kingdom, the book incorporates clinical tips, sample dialogues for talking about mental health medications to patients, and information specifically relevant in primary care settings. It looks at: • how to determine if medication is needed, proper dosing and how to start, stop and change medication • specific mental health symptoms and appropriate medication • special populations including non-adherent patients, medication abusers, those mixing alcohol and psychotropics, confused patients, children, adolescents, pregnant women and seniors • management of medication side effects and avoidance of medication risk • prescription of generic preparations • organizing a prescriptive office and record keeping. The additional chapters in this new edition of Prescribing Mental Health Medication cover topics such as combining specific medications, combining medications and psychological therapies, use of 'natural' substances in mental health treatment, successfully managing patient relapse, and appropriate prescriptions of potentially controversial medications such as stimulants and benzodiazepines. This practical text explains the entire process of medication assessment, management and follow up for general medical practitioners, mental health practitioners, students, residents, prescribing nurses and others perfecting this skill.

Author : Paula McGee
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119439094
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Advanced Practice in Healthcare written by Paula McGee and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-08-19 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive resource for advanced practice within nursing and the allied health professions—revised, expanded, and updated throughout. Advanced practice is an established and continuously evolving part of healthcare workforces around the world as a level of practice beyond initial registration. Advanced practitioners are equipped to improve health, prevent disease, and provide treatment and care for patients in a diverse range of settings. This comprehensively revised fourth edition emphasises the importance of practice in advanced healthcare, presenting a critical examination of advanced practice roles in nursing and allied health professions through a series of learning features designed to facilitate the development of vital knowledge and skills. Advanced Practice in Healthcare presents: International developments in advanced practice as a global response to the need to modernise services, reduce costs and increase access to healthcare services Country-specific examples of advanced practitioners’ roles in delivering patient care in diverse settings The impact of advanced practice in nursing and the allied health professions Controversial issues including prescribing, regulation and credentialing, and the interface with medical practice Ethical and legal dimensions of advanced practice The preparation of advanced practitioners Advanced Practice in Healthcare is an essential resource for all students, practitioners, managers and researchers of advanced practice in healthcare.