Patient Care in Hospital Pharmacy Flashcards
(10 cards)
Define clinical pharmacy.
Area of practice in which pharmacists provide patient care that optimizes medication therapy and promotes health, wellness and disease prevent
Define patient care.
Direct, responsible provision of medication-related care for the purpose of achieving definite outcomes that improve a patient’s quality of life.
9-Key Elements of Pharmacy Service:
- Practice Management
- Medication-Use Policy Development
- Optimizing Medication therapy
- Drug product procurement and inventory management
- Preparing, packaging, and labeling
- Medication Delivery
- Monitoring
- Evaluating effectiveness of the Medication-Use System
- Research
What is the Unit Dose System?
Pharmacy-Coordinated method of dispensing and
controlling medications in health-care institutions.
The Unit Dose System is controlled by:
Unit of use package (24 hour supply) Medication Administration record (MAR) Patient Medication Profile Medication Use Cycle Clinical Pharmacy Services
Medication Management means that:
Pharmacist must ensure safe and effective medication distribution
In medication management, the pharmacist must evaluate the following:
Selection & procurement of drugs Storage Prescribing Preparation & dispensing Administration Monitoring effects
Where does the hospital clinical pharmacist practice?
Centrally Located
Decentralized (Clinical Specialist)
Combination
What does a hospital clinical pharmacist do?
Patient-focused services:
Drug Information Specialist
Pharmacokinetic dosing
Anticoagulation Dosing
Nutritional Support Services
Renal Dosing/IV-PO
Antibiotic Stewardship
Medication Safety
Transition of Care/Discharge TeachingWhat are key elements of the Process of Care?
- Assessment of the Patient
- Evaluation of medication therapy
- Development/implementation of a plan of care
- Evaluation of plan and medication monitoring
