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Informationen zum Autor Molly Courtenay is a qualified nurse with a background in Intensive Care and General Medicine. During recent years she has worked within nurse education and research and is currently a Reader at Reading University. Molly's main research interest is prescribing and medicines management and she has produced a number of publications in this area. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of www.nurse-prescriber.co.uk. Molly is currently on secondment to the Royal College of Nursing as their joint prescribing adviser. Polly Buchanan qualified as a nurse and midwife in Scotland in the 1970s. She has been working in dermatology since 1986 in a variety of roles including lecturing at the University of Southampton and Bournemouth University, developing a dermatology nursing service for Salisbury NHS Trust and writing for many books and journals. Polly is currently employed by Galderma UK as a consultant nurse in dermatology with managerial and clinical responsibilty representing a model working partnership between the pharmaceutical industry and the NHS. Klappentext The rapidly expanding field of non-medical prescribing generates a need for clear and comprehensive information for healthcare professionals. Written by experts with a wealth of experience in the field, Prescribing in Dermatology provides essential material on the diagnosis and treatment of common dermatological conditions as well as pharmacological background information. The user-friendly format ensures effective use in a practical setting to facilitate accurate prescribing. This is an invaluable guide for primary care practitioners, healthcare professionals prescribing in dermatology and pre-post registered nurses looking to specialise in the field. Zusammenfassung This text provides safe and effective information for all health professionals faced with prescribing decisions for patients with dermatological conditions. Each chapter looks at a common skin disorder and provides information on assessment! differential diagnosis! management strategies and prescribing. Basic science information relevant to clinical practice is also provided. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Basic pharmacology; 2. The skin; 3. Antibacterial preparations; 4. Acne vulgaris and rosacea; 5. Psoriasis; 6. Eczema; 7. Urticaria and angio-oedema; 8. Infections and infestations; 9. Skin cancer....
