Dr. Elizabeth Britt Pharm.D., that name has a ring to it does it not? Being a pharmacist has been my dream job for years. Though it took me while to decide what I wanted to do with my life, this was the only profession I have ever considered and I have not changed my mind once. I am currently attending Campbell University to pursue my goal, and am thoroughly excited about finally working towards what I have longed to do…help others. Nothing makes me anymore happier then seeing the look on ones face when I am able to help them, especially when it comes to improving their health. The pharmacy field is an amazing field simply because there are so many different areas you can work in as a pharmacist. The drug store down the street is not the only
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I have not quite decided what kind of pharmacist I want to be, but I am leaning toward being somewhere in a hospital whether is be in the inpatient pharmacy, on the floors with the actual patients, or participating in doctors’ rounds. Developing literacy in my chosen discipline of pharmacy will include interacting with patients via face to face, telephone, and written documents ensuring I use such vocabulary patients understand and comprehend the instructions of their medications, reading various medical equipment such as a glucose meter, and finally communication with various doctors regarding the status of a patient’s health and collaborating to improve patients’ help by discussing possible …show more content…
Over the years I have learned many different approaches when it comes to the pharmacy field. My job has taught me how to communicate with patients, doctors’ offices, and various locations. I have learned how to document significant information when it comes to patients’ health and what legal information has to be documented. My favorite part would have to be the medical terminology that I have learned thus far which I have just started learning. I have learned these skills through not only school, but the pharmacists I have worked under. One of the first things I had to learn at the drug was how to communicate with patients not just face to face but via telephone. In some cases, it is harder to communicate with patients via telephone when it comes to explaining important information about their medication because they may not completely understand what they have been told and it opens the door for miscommunication. For instance, there have been plenty of miscommunications when it came to giving price quotes on medications via telephone which later caused face to face confrontation. One of the significant tasks a pharmacy technician completes is writing down a prescription called in by doctors or
I have not quite decided what kind of pharmacist I want to be, but I am leaning toward being somewhere in a hospital whether is be in the inpatient pharmacy, on the floors with the actual patients, or participating in doctors’ rounds. Developing literacy in my chosen discipline of pharmacy will include interacting with patients via face to face, telephone, and written documents ensuring I use such vocabulary patients understand and comprehend the instructions of their medications, reading various medical equipment such as a glucose meter, and finally communication with various doctors regarding the status of a patient’s health and collaborating to improve patients’ help by discussing possible …show more content…
Over the years I have learned many different approaches when it comes to the pharmacy field. My job has taught me how to communicate with patients, doctors’ offices, and various locations. I have learned how to document significant information when it comes to patients’ health and what legal information has to be documented. My favorite part would have to be the medical terminology that I have learned thus far which I have just started learning. I have learned these skills through not only school, but the pharmacists I have worked under. One of the first things I had to learn at the drug was how to communicate with patients not just face to face but via telephone. In some cases, it is harder to communicate with patients via telephone when it comes to explaining important information about their medication because they may not completely understand what they have been told and it opens the door for miscommunication. For instance, there have been plenty of miscommunications when it came to giving price quotes on medications via telephone which later caused face to face confrontation. One of the significant tasks a pharmacy technician completes is writing down a prescription called in by doctors or