Pediatric high-alert medications : evidence-based safe practices for nursing professionals / Jill Duncan, Jason Corcoran.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Duncan, Jill
Other Authors: Corcoran, Jason
Language:English
Published: Marblehead, MA : HCPro, [2007], ©2007.
Subjects:
Pediatric pharmacology.
Pediatric nursing.
Drugs > Administration.
Chemotherapy.
Medication Errors > prevention & control.
Child.
Drug Therapy > nursing.
Infant.
Medication Systems > standards.
Safety Management > methods.
Physical Description:ix, 168 pages ; 28 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • What makes pediatric patients different?
  • General pediatric medication safety principles
  • Technology that improves safety practices
  • Safely preparing, dispensing, and administering medication to kids of all ages
  • Anticoagulation medication
  • Chemotherapy agents
  • Concentrated electrolytes
  • Cardiovascular medications
  • Insulin and concentrated dextrose
  • Neuromuscular blocking agents
  • Pediatric pain and sedation medications.