Medicines Management in Children's Nursing

Karen Blair was a Senior Lecturer in Children’s Nursing at Canterbury Christ Church University whilst writing this book. She has remained an honorary lecturer at Canterbury since taking up her present post as a nurse practitioner in General Practice in Norwich. She has worked in a wide range of children’s services since 1987, in both acute and community, the latter as a health visitor, nurse prescriber and nurse practitioner. She has an MSc in Advanced Paediatric Ambulatory Care, and worked in the UK’s first Children’s Walk-in-Centre in Liverpool before becoming a lecturer at Canterbury.

• IntroductionCalculating Children′s MedicinesLegal and Ethical Issues in Children′s Medicines ManagementHolistic Care and Treatment Options in Children′s NursingKnowledge of Children′s Medicines and Their ActionsStoring, Ordering and Receiving Medicines in Children′s NursingMedicines Administration in Children′s NursingWorking in Partnership with Parents, Carers and Children in Medicines ManagementKeeping up to Date and Evidence-Based Practice