Main description:

Fully updated for its second edition, Pass the PSA is written specifically for the Prescribing Safety Assessment (PSA) exam, with one chapter dedicated to each PSA exam section.This latest edition:

Introduces a simple, memorable and failsafe approach to prescribing (the 'PReSCRIBER' mnemonic)
Specifies the universal basic principles of prescribing for all sections
Examines each section's question structure and how to approach it
questions (structured identically to the exam) that conclude each chapter
Covers all scenarios suggested for questioning in the PSA blueprint
Highlights common traps throughout
Contains two mock exams
Includes finals-level sections on data interpretation and management

Contents:

1 Basic principles of prescribing

2 Prescription review: A foolproof plan

3 Data interpretation

4 Planning management

5 Communicating information

6 Calculation skills

7 Prescribing: Doing it yourself

8 Drug monitoring

9 Adverse drug reactions

10 Mock examinations