| Description |
xiv, 209 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Contents Sect. 1. A history in three parts -- Ch. 1. Psychopharmacology -- Ch. 2. The history of mental health nursing -- Ch. 3. The history of prescribing -- Sect. 2. Prescribing for mental illness -- Ch. 4. Schizophrenia and psychotic symptoms -- Ch. 5. Depression -- Ch. 6. Anxiety and insomnia -- Ch. 7. Safety -- App. 1. Standard operating procedure for nurse/pharmacist supplementary and nurse independent prescribing: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde |
| Summary |
Summary: "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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Drugs -- Prescribing -- Great Britain.
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Nurses -- Prescription privileges -- Great Britain.
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Psychiatric nursing -- Great Britain.
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| ISBN |
9781856423632 (paperback) |
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