scholarly journals Effect of a Simulated Activity on Student Ability, Preparedness, and Confidence in Applying the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process to Contraceptive Prescribing

Pharmacy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 146
Author(s):  
Sarah E. Lynch ◽  
Brooke Griffin ◽  
Autumn Stewart-Lynch ◽  
Kathleen M. Vest
Keyword(s):  
Patient Care ◽  
Pharmacy Practice ◽  
The United States ◽  
Care Process ◽  
Categorical Variables ◽  
Prescribing Practices ◽  
Eligibility Criteria ◽  
Significant Change ◽  
Patient Care Process ◽  
The Impact

Several states now permit pharmacists to prescribe hormonal contraception. Consequently, some schools of pharmacy now incorporate activities intending to prepare students to offer this service. This study aimed to assess the impact of a simulated activity on student pharmacists’ readiness for, ability to use, and confidence in applying the Pharmacists Patient Care Process along with the United States Medical Eligibility Criteria to a patient seeking contraception. Students completed a contraceptive-prescribing simulation with standardized patients. Scores were analyzed for safe and appropriate prescribing practices. Pre- and post-workshop surveys measured confidence and perceived preparedness. Chi-square and Mann–Whitney U tests were used to analyze categorical variables and Likert-scale data, respectively.The mean activity score was 86% (median 90%), with significant change in student confidence of ability to complete the process (p < 0.0001). The majority of students at baseline (52.2%) and follow up (53.2%) reported needing more practice during advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPEs) to feel prepared. There was a significant change pre/post in students who agreed that their curriculum prepared them (15% to 28.7%, p = 0.0014). This study suggests that students are able to safely and appropriately prescribe contraception in a simulated activity. The activity increased student reported confidence and moved some students towards readiness for contraceptive prescribing.

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.

A learning pharmacy practice enabled by the pharmacists’ patient care process

2020 ◽  
Vol 60 (6) ◽  
pp. e66-e72
Author(s):  
Corey A. Lester ◽  
Antoinette B. Coe ◽  
Michael P. Dorsch ◽  
Karen B. Farris ◽  
Allen J. Flynn
Keyword(s):  
Patient Care ◽  
Pharmacy Practice ◽  
Care Process ◽  
Patient Care Process

scholarly journals Patient Care Management (Handbook for Hospital and Community Pharmacists)

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 01-14
Author(s):  
Abdul Mohiuddin
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Pharmacy Practice ◽  
Community Pharmacists ◽  
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

Differences in Career Satisfaction, Work–life Balance, and Stress by Gender in a National Survey of Pharmacy Faculty

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 415-419 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric J. Ip ◽  
Tristan A. Lindfelt ◽  
Annie L. Tran ◽  
Amanda P. Do ◽  
Mitchell J. Barnett
Keyword(s):  
Career Satisfaction ◽  
Pharmacy Practice ◽  
The United States ◽  
Work Life ◽  
School Level ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Academic Rank ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Web Based ◽  
The Impact

Introduction The percentage of women pharmacy students and pharmacy faculty has greatly increased over the last 40 years. However, it is not known whether gender differences exist in terms of career satisfaction, work–life balance, and stress in the pharmacy academia workplace. Methods Results from a national web-based survey administered to American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) members were utilized. Bivariate analyses were conducted to compare differences among faculty according to gender (men vs women). A series of multivariate models controlling for demographic and other faculty and school-level factors were created to explore the impact of gender on satisfaction with current position, satisfaction with work–life balance, and perceived stress. Results Among the 802 survey respondents, 457 (57.0%) women were more likely to be younger, hold a lower academic rank, and be in a pharmacy practice department, relative to 345 (43.0%) men. In adjusted results, men pharmacy faculty were more likely to report being extremely satisfied with their current job, more likely to report being extremely satisfied with their work–life balance, and score lower on a standardized stress measure relative to women. Conclusion While primarily descriptive, the results suggest women pharmacy faculty in the United States are less satisfied with their current academic position, less satisfied with their current work–life balance, and have higher stress levels compared to men even after controlling for age, academic rank, and department (along with other factors). Further research is needed to explore and address causes of the observed gender-related differences among pharmacy faculty.

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