Nurse prescribing. Physiological principles in drug administration.
In the introduction to a six-part series dealing with issues related to nurse prescribing, Jill David explores the physiological mechanisms which govern drug absorption, utilisation and excretion. Knowledge of these activities, combined with current awareness of drug reactions and interactions, are vitally important for the new prescribing nurse.
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D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000451:nursing*; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D010599:Pharmacokinetics; D010600:Pharmacology