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To resolve drug therapy problems, pharmacists must ensure:
Appropriate indication for every medication
Medications are effective
Medications are safe
Patients can adhere to drug therapy
Patients do not have any untreated indications
What is a drug therapy problem?
Any undesirable event experienced by the patient that involved drug therapy and that interferes with desired patient outcomes
List the steps of the Patient care process.
Initiate a relationship with patient or caregiver
Gather patient-specific information
Develop patient care plan
Complete the intervention
Follow-up
Brief explanation of medical conditions pertaining to patient’s first degree relatives.
Family history (FH)
Which section would you find Nutrition/exercise information such as; number of meals, snacks, type of food?
Social history (SH)
What section includes a description of symptoms per body system? and how is it ranked?
Review of systems (ROS)
Head to toe format
What is the purpose of the ROS section?
Purpose is to identify other symptoms not introduced in the CC, HPI, or PMH
Which section would you find Adverse drug reactions (ADRs)?
Medication Hx
Which section would you find medication adherence?
Medication Hx
Includes hospitalizations, surgeries, accidents, obstetrical history
PMH
medical info for Parents, siblings, children
FH
Expansion of CC
HPI
CC?
Brief statement of why the patient is seeking care
The CC includes a few primary symptoms and duration. T/F
True
Where would you find info on what pharmacy a person uses?
Patient demographics
What is pharmaceutical care as defined by Kepler and Strand?
Provision of drug therapy for the purpose of achieving definite outcomes that improve a patient’s quality of life
List the components of Pharmaceutical care.
Curing of disease
Reducing patient’s symptoms
Slowing a disease process
Preventing a disease
Philosophy of pharmaceutical care focuses on...
Need for pharmacists to address drug-related problems
Patient-centered care
Caring for patients
Responsibility to find and resolve drug-related problems
HEENT
head, eyes, ears, nose throat
H&P
history and physical
NTND
non tender, non distended
A/O
alert and oriented
What are the purposes of the medical chart?
Communication between medical staff
Tracking and planning for patient care
Research
How would you correct an error in a medical record?
NEVER erase, scribble over, or use white-out
Place a SINGLE line through the error and note it was a mistaken entry, sign and date with time
What are the advantages of a paper medical record?
Information is hand-entered
Does not require technological skills
Never “offline”
What are the disadvantages of a paper medical record?
Cannot be viewed by two people in different locations at the same time
Cannot track who has viewed information
No security features
What are the advantages of Electronic medical record (EMR)?
Paperless
Information is transferable between interconnected locations and practices
No handwritten information
Can track who has viewed information
What are the disadvantages of Electronic medical record (EMR)?
Expensive, requires computer workstations
Requires IT assistance
Requires ability to use a computer/type
May be “offline”
Security issues
Types of patient medical records:
Inpatient medical records
Outpatient medical records
Advanced directives would be included in which part of the medical record?
Demographics
Where would you find Insurance information?
Demographics
What would you find under Orders
section?
Medication orders
PT/OT orders
Nutrition orders
Speech pathology orders
Where would you find Chem 7’s?
Laboratory
Where would you find psychiatry visit info?
Consultations
Documentation of surgical procedures & Anesthesia notes are found in...
Operative notes
Documentation from multiple healthcare professionals, H & P, and periodic patient progress are found in...
Progress notes
MAR
Documentation of when each medication is administered to the patient
Can track specific timing or missed doses
MAR
Imaging/Special studies
X-rays
EKG’s
CT scans
PET scans
MRI’s
Discharge planning
Instructions for the patient to transition into the next setting