Mosby's Textbook for Medication Assistants

Gain the knowledge and skills you need to safely administer medications! Mosby''s Textbook for Medication Assistants,2nd Edition covers the principles and techniques of drug administration for common drugs and over-the-counter medications. It addresses topics such as basic pharmacology, the effect of drugs on body systems, delegation and lifespan considerations, ethics and laws, and math skills for accurate dosage calculation. Written by Karen Anderson, this text is a complete guide to the medication assistant''s role, function, and scope of practice.

• Step-by-step procedures are divided into manageable segments, with instructions for each skill.
• Clear, easy-to-read writing style makes it easy to understand what you''ve read.
• Documentation reporting and recording is discussed for each drug.
• Focus on Communication boxes suggest what to say and questions to ask when interacting with patients, residents,