Abstract
The nursing student will already have a knowledge of the rules and regulations regarding the safe storage and administration of medicine. Now she must acquaint herself with some of the drugs commonly used in psychiatric practice. The nurse’s role in giving medicine is an important function, and may be beneficial to the patient.
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References
Laurence, M.D., Clinical Pharmacology, Churchill Livingstone, 1973
Wilson Barnett, J., Stress in Hospital— Patient’s Psychological Reactions to Illness and Health Care, Churchill Livingstone, 1979
Further reading
Boettcher, E. and Alderson, S.F., Psychotropic drugs and the nursing process, Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 20, No. 11, Nov., 1982
Laurence, D.R., Clinical Pharmacology, 4th edn, Churchill Livingstone, 1973
Suggested reading
Crammer, J., Barraclough, B. and Heine, B., The Use of Drugs in Psychiatry, Gaskell Books, 1978
Silverstone, T. and Turner, P., Drug Treatment in Psychiatry, Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1978
Turner, P. and Richens, A., Clinical Pharmacology, 3rd edn, Churchill Livingstone, 1978
Further reading
Aslam, M. and Stockley, I.H., Drugs in psychiatry, Nursing Times, Sept. 6, 1979
Crammer, J., Barraclough, B. and Heine, B., The Use of Drugs in Psychiatry, Gaskell Books, 1978
Silverstone, T. and Turner, P., Drug Treatment in Psychiatry, Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1974
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© 1987 Peggy Martin
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Martin, P. (1987). The use of drugs in psychiatric care. In: Care of the Mentally Ill. The Essentials of Nursing. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-09492-9_14
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