Medication Management in Older Adults: A Concise Guide for Clinicians

By Susan Koch, Rhonda Nay, F. Michael Gloth

Chapter 1. Is There A Problem? The Evidence of Types and Causes of Medication Errors by Health Care Workers. Michael Murray. Chapter 2. Quality Use of Medicines: History And Progress In Policy And Practice. Sue Hunt. Chapter 3. The Ethics of Prescribing Medications for Older Adults. David Le Couteur, Hal Kendig, Vasi Naganathan andAndrew McLachlan. Chapter 4. Common Medication Errors in The Acute Care Sector. Susan Koch, Helen Forbes and Pauline Wong. Chapter 5. Common Medication Errors in Long-Term Care Settings. Catherine Edgar, Penny Harvey. Chapter 6. The Impact of Medication on Nutritional Status of Older People. Yvonne Coleman. Chapter 7. Medication Management in Older Adults. What a Systematic Review Tells Us. Brent Hodgkinson. Chapter 8. Misuse of Formulations in the Aged Care Setting. Andrew McLachlan, Iqbal Ramzan. Chapter 9. Electronic Health Records, Medications, and Long-Term Care F. Michael Gloth. Chapter 10. Computerized Order Entry F. Michael Gloth. Chapter 11. Inappropriate Prescribing - Beers Criteria, Polypharmacy, and Drug Burden. F. Michael Gloth. Chapter 12. Dosing Errors: Age-Related Changes in Pharmacokinetics. Andrew McLachlan, Sarah Hilmer and David Le Couteur

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1603274561
• ISBN13: 9781603274562
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"