Medication Management in Older Adults A Concise Guide for Clinicians /

Medication use is the predominant form of health intervention in our society. And as we age, the likelihood of medication use increases dramatically, with more than 80 percent of those over age 65 using one or more medications. Along with that, the potential for medication errors also increases. Ind...

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Další autoři: Koch, Susan. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Gloth, F. Michael. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Nay, Rhonda. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Médium: Elektronický zdroj E-kniha
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
Vydání:1st ed. 2010.
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On-line přístup:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-457-9
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Obsah:
  • Is There a Problem? The Evidence of Types and Causes of Medication Errors by Healthcare Workers
  • Quality Use of Medicines: Policy and Practice
  • The Ethics of Prescribing Medications to Older People
  • Common Medication Errors in the Acute Care Sector
  • Common Medication Errors in Long-Term Care Settings
  • The Impact of Medication on Nutritional Status of Older People
  • Medication Management in Older Adults: What a Systematic Review Tells Us
  • Misuse of Formulations in the Aged Care Setting
  • Electronic Health Records, Medications, and Long-Term Care
  • Computerized Order Entry
  • Inappropriate Prescribing: Beers Criteria, Polypharmacy, and Drug Burden
  • Dosing Errors: Age-Related Changes in Pharmacokinetics.