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5 parts of medication use process

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Medication prescribing, transcribing/verifying the order, medication dispensing, medication administration, medication monitoring

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mediation reconciliation

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identifying most accurate list of medications the patient is taking, name, dosage, frequency, route
current vs list of prescribed meds

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nurses station

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communication center for patient care - medications stored

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LPN/LVN

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Licensed practical/vocational nurse

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MSW

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master of social work

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central pharmacy

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bulk hospital inventory, open 24/7

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satellite pharmacy

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smaller pharmacy, located in patient care units, provides first doses of meds, limited hours

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outpatient pharmacy

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processes prescriptions for patients leaving or visiting the doctor, like retail

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formulary

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selected by healthcare professionals based on therapeutic factors and cost - committee maintains it

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closed formulary

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hospital carries only formulary meds

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non-formulary meds

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not on the formulary - not regularly stocked

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P & T committee

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doctors, pharmacists, nurses, review medications for the hospital formulary, evaluate medication use, provide guidelines and protocols for medications

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therapeutic interchange

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allows the pharmacist to change a medication to therapeutically equivalent formulary medication

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CPOE

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computerized physician order entry

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MAR

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medication administration record: tracks meds administered to a patient

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STAT order

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takes priority over standing and PRN

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manual order processing

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slower, taken by multiple people before pharmacy

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automated order processing

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computer to send orders to the pharmacy computer system

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Organization of medications in a hospital

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usually by ROA then dosage form

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unit dose system

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packaged oral medications for the nursing unit in medication carts- 24 hour supply of drugs for each patient

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automated dispensing cabinet

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most common unit dose medications in that area - nurses can get meds quickly but only after pharmacist reviews and verifies order

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TPN

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total parenteral nutrition - essentials given to patient through IV

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TJC

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The Joint Commission

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CMC

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid

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DPH
Department of Public Health
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BOP
State Board of Pharmacy
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USP
US pharmacopeia
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DEA
Drug Enforcement Administration
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OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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code chart
different meds and equipment commonly used in emergency situations each code has a lock to be broken when needed to be used, medication drawer must be replaced, techs fill the med trays and charge the missing medications to the appropriate patients
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main drivers for home health care services
DRG and hospital reimbursement - pt quality of life better at home - high-tech infusion devices
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drugs in home infusion therapy
antibiotics, nutrition, chemo, iontropic therapy (inc heart), pain management, other: hydration, steroids, aniemetics
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pharmacists role in home health care pharmacy
patient admin , care coordination and planning, sterile product prep, clinical monitoring, patient edu, documentation of activities, on-call responsibilities
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process in home health care pharmacy
Plan, implement, follow-up: monitor and evaluate
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appropriate therapy and patient selection for home infusion
professional issues: know what drugs are for home admin and how to monitor patients at home, confidentiality and HIPPA social issues: edu level, candidate suitability economic issues cost-effective or alternative treatments for physicians
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strategic objectives for providing home health care
improve safety and qulity, profitable and charitable relationship, patient and employee satisfaction
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ambulatory care definition
medical services in outpatient basis without admin to a hospital or other facility
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settings of ambulatory care
surgical centers, hospital outpatient, offices of physicians
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role ambulatory care pharmacist
direct patient care and medication management, long-term relationship with patients, coordinate patient care, advocate for patients, promote patient health and wellness, educate patients and train the to self-manage, perform triage and referral services
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prescriptive authority
limited authority to prescribe certain medications for pharmacists
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collaborative practice/collaborative drug therapy management (CDTM)
relationship between pharmacists and prescribers to manage drug therapy within a defined protocol
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requirement of ambulatory care
PGY-1 residency, PGY-2, Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) certification preferred (BPS)
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MSL responsibilities
form relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (physicians or others with influence) - unbiased exchange of information concentrate on a specific therapeutic area and disease state work through product's lifecycle to ensure products utilized effectively MSL can talk about off-label use and research outside approved FDA indications
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nuclear pharmacy
prepares and dispenses radioactive material tagged to a pharmaceutical drug - used to diagnose and treat specific diseases
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CT
computerized tomography detailed picture of body tissues - 3D image
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MRI
Magnetic Resonance Imaging- structural image created - healthy and diseased tissue- cant use if pt has metal in body - pulse of radio waves cause water molecules in the body to align
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PET
Positron Emission Tomography, shows actual function of the body, requires radiopharmaceutical: releases two gamma particles at exactly 180 degrees
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Gamma Imaging
Mo-99 to Tc-99 m, useful for stress test (heart), bone, gall bladder, lung, kidneys
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where most nuclear pharmacies located
large medical centers, most outside of a hospital or clinic - 14 in AL
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ALARA
As low as reasonably achievable - special equipment to work
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training for this area
200 classroom ( contact hours), 500 hours supervised learning
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LTC facilities
nursing homes, assisted living facilities, intermediate care facilities, group homes, psychiatric, rehabilitation, juvenile detention centers
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consultant pharmacists
maintain quality assurance, medication distruction, maintain individualized plan for every resident
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certification of LTC nursing homes and assisted living facilities
every year- every 3 years,
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beers list
inappropriate for the elderly- undesirable side effects, increased conc on the geriatric patients
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STOPP
Screeing Tool of Older Person's Potentially inappropriate prescriptions, considers diagnosis, psych status, activities of daily living of the patient to gauge appropriateness of a medication, not the one-size-fits-all approach of the beers list

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