Pentin, J, Green, M and Smith, J orcid.org/0000-0003-0974-3591 (2016) Undertaking safe medicine administration with children: part 1. Nursing Children and Young People, 28 (6). pp. 35-42. ISSN 2046-2336
Abstract
This is the first of two articles that aim to provide children's nurses with an opportunity to develop their skills and knowledge of medicines management when caring for children and young people. This first article outlines the principles of effective medicines management including the pharmacology language required to accurately read prescriptions, the way children respond to medicines, managing risk, including the concept of human error, and working in partnership with children, young people and families. The second article, to be published in September, will focus on numeracy and calculation skills, identified as an important risk factor associated with medication errors in children.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016, RCN Publishing. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Nursing Children and Young People. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | calculations; child health; medicines management; numeracy; safe medicine administration |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Healthcare (Leeds) > Nursing Child (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 19 Aug 2016 15:05 |
Last Modified: | 08 Nov 2016 11:04 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.7748/ncyp.2016.e744 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | RCN Publishing |
Identification Number: | 10.7748/ncyp.2016.e744 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:103641 |