Pharmacist

education program provided to the patient by pharmacists would be another highly valuable tool for the patient and to decrease their likelihood of being readmitted. These kinds of ancillary programs would not necessarily be only provided by the hospital but may also be provided to the community by independent corporations. “Walgreens offers Well Transitions, which has community pharmacies, working onsite in hospitals in collaboration with hospital pharmacists and clinical health care team…

Medication Errors in Nursing Errors are a basic component of human life; they come from natural cognitive processes and adaptation of behavior. Proper excursion of medical procedures is the core piece of the healing process as well as the major component of nursing practice as a discipline and they all revolve around the patient safety. Medication errors can adversely increase the cost of treatment and affect the patient’s safety. Administering medication to patients is a very critical role of…

it to her attention and she told me to call her after I leave my extern for the day . Tuesday comes and Mr. Joe is the pharmacist again, that day was great and me and Mr. Joe worked well with each other and he also helped me with whatever I needed so I decided to let the week go by to see how things go before I call Mrs. Johnson . Wednesday comes and Mr. Bobby is the pharmacist . I walk in, Speak, and start my duty . As I was filling a prescription Bobby walks up and whispers "what were they…

performed by the dermatologist’s assistant. This swab was sent to the laboratory, where the medical scientist analyzed it and found out that the folliculitis was caused by bacteria. Because of this, the dermatologist prescribed antibiotics. The pharmacist prepared the antibiotics and later called Mr. Darnay to tell him it was ready for pickup. There were other treatment options for the folliculitis, such as steroids or anti-fungal medication. However, since the folliculitis was caused by a…

system, followed by sterile preparation machines, and fill operations. The system reduced the shortage of nurses and pharmacists concurrently. According to Gebhart (2012) the automated system had the capacity to carry over 400,000 oral solid as well as sterile injection doses at the same time and with zero errors. Therefore, the machine reduces the job vacancies for nurses and pharmacists who were required to administer prescribed medication to over 400,000 patients. The new technology is more…

CAREER ESSAY Every healthcare career is full of challenges, since they are all related to human care and thus to people’s lives. In that broad range, my interest has been oriented toward the Pharmacy Technician career for some time now. I have chosen this career because it appears to be challenging; it requires a lot of concentration, high attention to detail, good observation skills, and more importantly the ability to interpret the observations. I have always wished to have a career in which…

The Devil in the White City is a nonfiction book that is divided into four different parts. The last part takes the reader into two perspectives. One perspective is of Daniel Burnham who was the architect that built the 1893 Chicago’s World Fair. The book describes of the obstacles that Daniel and his partner John Root had to overcome. These obstacles include the two of them having to figure out an attraction more spectacular than the Eiffel Tower. Also, Daniel was left building the fair by…

should not take this medicine as it will have serious and sometimes fatal consequences.Heart Disease PatientsPatients taking MAOI (monoamine oxidase inhibitors) - for depression, Other centrally acting weight loss medicine (without consulting a pharmacist) including non prescription drugs for weight loss,Certain Migraine medicinesLiver or Kidney disease sufferersPregnant womenSerious eating disorders such as Anorexia Bulimia or Bulimia NervosaSide EffectsCommon side effects of…

Hospital readmission, a growing health care concern, causes a major toll in health care cost and Medicare spending for unplanned hospitalizations. With a variety of inclinations that account for the increasing cases of the elderly population at risk for hospital readmission, measures such as follow – up care, transitional care, and multidisciplinary interventions are implemented to reduce the risk of readmission among the elderly population. Readmission, a return to the hospital after discharge…

pulled back to show her clenched teeth. She did not agree to purchase Plan B for me but in return gave me motherly advice. She advised me to call my mom or someone else like an aunt. I tried explaining further that I could not because one of the pharmacists is friends with my mom. She was hesitant when replying to me, she tended to repeat phrases, one of her responses was "I, I really, I can’t, I can’t, in good conscience do that. I can’t… I am sorry." Her reason for not agreeing to purchase…