pharmacy professional standards

Question 1

what are the 9 pharmacy standards for professionals?

Answer 1

• respect and maintain peoples confidentiality and privacy
• use professional judgement
• use maintain and develop professional skills
• act in a professional manner
• speak up with concerns
• people-centred care
• work in partnership with others
• communicate effectively
• demonstrate leadership

Question 2

how have u provided person-centred care

Answer 2

• 121 swimming lessons must be individually catered to the child
• watched pharmacist on ward rounds consulting with patients individually and being very thorough with each of them

Question 3

when have u worked in partnership with others?

Answer 3

• sports capt worked with teachers and other captains to coordinate sports events within school
• hoxne swan, sous chef/potwash worked with head chef and foh staff

Question 4

when have u spoken up with concerns or when things have gone wrong

Answer 4

• i have known when to escalate something that a friend has told me when i have been worried about their safety despite breaking their confidentiality to me it was necessary

Question 5

describe how u have maintained, used and developed your skills and knowledge

Answer 5

• observed surgeon education more junior staff and students during laparoscopic gastrectomy
• monthly training sessions for lifeguarding to maintain and practice skills
• used skills from lifeguarding during first aid eg, cuts, fainting, sick etc
• develop knowledge and skills with new generation of nplq

Question 6

describe when u have respected and maintained confidentiality and privacy

Answer 6

• all work exp required confidentiality agreements with any patient or customer details that i may have seen during my placements

Question 7

when have u demonstrated leadership

Answer 7

• hockey, netball, swimming and sports capt
• promoted sport throughout the school similarly to how pharmacists should promote healthy lifestyle throughout community

Question 8

when have u communicated effectively

Answer 8

• intervene with lifeguarding early before incident happens, must communicate why the customer cannot behave in a certain way to avoid disagreements similar to how pharmacists should also try to prevent diseases with education before having to cure them with drugs
• prep school reading communicate with younger children and portray challenging words in a simpler way
• communicating with customers whose first language isnt english
• tailoring diff swim lessons to ages

Question 9

when have u used professional judgement

Answer 9

• dealing with customers at the pool and early intervention when i deem it needed for dangerous scenarios

Question 10

when have u behaved in a professional manner

Answer 10

• as a lifeguard
• as a swim teacher including 121 sessions
• speaking to customers that may not be behaving how they should be in the pool