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Author:   Jennifer L. Humphries ,  Joyce Green ,  Baroness Cumberlege
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Red Globe Press
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.245kg
ISBN:  

9780333930922

ISBN 10:   0333930924
Pages:   186
Publication Date:   24 January 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Foreword; Baroness Cumberlege Preface Development of the Nurse Prescribing Initiative; J.Green Nurse Prescribing: Ethical Principles and Accountability; E.Groves Nurse Prescribing: Accountability and Legal Issues; S.Preece Assessment and Evaluation in Nurse Prescribing; J.Humphries Responsibilities of Prescribing; R.Anderson The Management of Prescribing; M.Campbell Keep Taking Your Medication or You Will Not Get Better: Who is the Non-Compliant Patient?; J.Richman Nurse Prescribing: The Reality; L.Lowe & R.Hurst Will You Walk a Little Faster...?; D.Skidmore Nurse Prescribing Case Studies; J.Humphries The Future of Nurse Prescribing; J.Humphries & J.Green Appendix 1: The Nurse Prescriber's Formulary Appendix 2: Proposed List of Prescription Only Medicines for Prescribing by Independent Nurse Prescribers Index.

Reviews

'...invaluable and eminently readable...explores fundamental professional issues around responsibility, accountability, management, assessment, ethics and the law.' - Fiona Winstanley, Senior Lecturer, The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, Nursing Times 'This is an excellent as a 'must have' book for anyone considering nurse prescribing...The editors have done an excellent job.' - Jill Peters, Primary Health Care

Author Information

JENNIFER L. HUMPHRIES and JOYCE GREEN have been involved in teaching nurse prescribing since the original pilot scheme in 1994. Jennifer is Senior Lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire. Joyce was a member of the ENB Nurse Prescribing Working Group and now retired, she continues to work as an external examiner.

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