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COLLEGE OF NURSES AOTEAROA NZ NURSE PRACTITIONER OF THE YEAR
Nurse practitioners add increased medical skill and focus to their extensive education in nursing. As such they offer a critical point of difference and a vital addition to primary healthcare service delivery across a wide spectrum of locations. We especially value and celebrate their attention to issues of equity and vulnerability
This article, written by Sidhesh Phaldessai, provides an overview of geriatric psychopharmacology, including the epidemiology of mental health disorders in the older population, the physiological changes that occur with ageing and their impact on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, and the use of psychotropic medications in older adults
Current clinical guidelines emphasise the significance of having two Adrenaline Auto-Injectors (AAIs) for individuals at risk of anaphylaxis.1*
