Feelings, thoughts and experiences of caregivers of patients with schizophrenia

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (5) ◽  
pp. 452-459 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerime Bademli ◽  
Neslihan Lök
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Care Process ◽  
Phenomenological Method ◽  
Emotional Burden ◽  
Patient Care Process

Background: Caregivers have different experiences in the patient care process during which the role of providing care is fulfilled. Aim: The aim of this study was to provide data on the feelings, thoughts and experiences of the caregivers of patients with schizophrenia. Method: In this study, the phenomenological method was used. Results: The results of this study revealed the following themes: meaning of schizophrenia, the meaning of being caregiver, life before being caregiver, feeling of patients’ relatives, difficult areas while providing care, coping situations and metaphors produced by the caregivers. Conclusion: The results obtained from the study revealed that the caregivers of patients with schizophrenia need information about the mental illness and have a higher emotional burden. Practice Implications: Nurses should listen to caregivers’ experiences, inquire about the experience of caregivers regarding patient care and advise caregivers on how to take care of their patients.

scholarly journals The Role of the Pharmacist in Patient Care (Book Review)

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 01-18
Author(s):  
B.K Khanam
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Pharmacy Practice ◽  
Pharmacy Education ◽  
Care Process ◽  
Education Standards ◽  
Care Community ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Patient Care Process

Most people on the outside of the health care profession are not familiar with this new role of the pharmacist. The general public has created a stereotypical pharmacist's picture as being a person who stands behind a counter, dispenses medicine with some instructions to the respective consumer. Pharmacy practice has changed substantially in recent years. Today’s pharmacists have unique training and expertise in the appropriate use of medications and provide a wide array of patient care services in many different practice settings. As doctors are busy with the diagnosis and treatment of patients, the pharmacist can assist them by selecting the most appropriate drug for a patient. Interventions by the pharmacists have always been considered as a valuable input by the health care community in the patient care process by reducing the medication errors, rationalizing the therapy and reducing the cost of therapy. The development and approval of the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process by the Joint Commission of Pharmacy Practitioners and incorporation of the Process into the 2016 Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education Standards has the potential to lead to important changes in the practice of pharmacy, and to the enhanced acknowledgment, acceptance, and reimbursement for pharmacy and pharmacist services. As an author, it is my heartiest believe that the book will adjoin significant apprehension to future pharmacists in patient care as most of the portion created from recently published articles focusing pharmacists in patient care settings.

IMPROVEMENT OF THE PATIENT CARE PROCESS BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF CLINICAL AUDIT

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (72) ◽  
pp. 027
Author(s):  
А.О. Gavrilyuk ◽  
R.G. Zharlinska ◽  
А.А. Mishchuk ◽  
К.М. Vergeles ◽  
А.М. Berezovskyi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Care ◽  
Clinical Audit ◽  
Care Process ◽  
Patient Care Process

319 Variability in Patient Care Process Measures Across 7 Massachusetts Academic Emergency Departments

2012 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. S114 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.Y. Yiadom ◽  
J.B. Hopkins ◽  
J. Imperato ◽  
L. Sanchez ◽  
J. Fisher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Care ◽  
Emergency Departments ◽  
Care Process ◽  
Process Measures ◽  
Patient Care Process

scholarly journals Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process: A State “Scope of Practice” Perspective

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Adams ◽  
Krystalyn Weaver
Keyword(s):  
Patient Care ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Scope Of Practice ◽  
Care Process ◽  
State Laws ◽  
Article Type ◽  
Full Participation ◽  
Collaborative Practice Agreement ◽  
Patient Care Delivery ◽  
Patient Care Process

Objective: Explore the intersection of the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process (PPCP) and state laws in order to identify laws that may impede the delivery of optimal patient care. Summary: A review of the PPCP identified six areas in which state laws can limit full pharmacist engagement: 1) ordering and interpreting laboratory tests; 2) participating in a collaborative practice agreement; 3) independently prescribing certain medications; 4) independently adapting medications; 5) administering medications; and 6) effective delegation. A framework is put forth to organize how these scope of practice matters are interrelated. Conclusion: For pharmacists to fully engage in the PPCP, state laws must enable full participation. By unleashing pharmacists to fully engage in the process, patient care delivery and outcomes can be improved, and total health care costs can be reduced.   Article Type: Commentary

scholarly journals Integration of the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process (PPCP) into a Comprehensive Disease Management Course Series

2018 ◽  
Vol 82 (6) ◽  
pp. 6311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Gonyeau ◽  
Margarita DiVall ◽  
Michael P. Conley ◽  
Jason Lancaster
Keyword(s):  
Disease Management ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Care Process ◽  
Patient Care Process
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