doi: 10.1093/ajhp/31.10.911pmid: N/A
Article PDF first page preview Close This content is only available as a PDF. Copyright © 1974, American Society of Hospital Pharmacists, Inc. All rights reserved.
doi: 10.1093/ajhp/31.10.918pmid: N/A
Article PDF first page preview Close This content is only available as a PDF. Copyright © 1974, American Society of Hospital Pharmacists, Inc. All rights reserved.
doi: 10.1093/ajhp/31.10.926bpmid: N/A
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doi: 10.1093/ajhp/31.10.926apmid: N/A
Article PDF first page preview Close This content is only available as a PDF. Copyright © 1974, American Society of Hospital Pharmacists, Inc. All rights reserved.
doi: 10.1093/ajhp/31.10.926pmid: N/A
Article PDF first page preview Close This content is only available as a PDF. Copyright © 1974, American Society of Hospital Pharmacists, Inc. All rights reserved.
doi: 10.1093/ajhp/31.10.931pmid: N/A
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doi: 10.1093/ajhp/31.10.932pmid: N/A
Abstract A survey to determine the attitude of directors of hospital pharmacy services in the U.S. toward trained hospital pharmacy technicians was conducted. Of the 1,350 questionnaires distributed 566 usable ones were returned yielding a 41.9% response rate. Results show that only 5% of reporting directors of hospital pharmacies would not hire a trained technician. However, greater than 50% of those reporting felt that trained technicians should be paid at less than 50% of a pharmacist's pay rate. It was noted that as pharmacy director's job security increased, the more favorable their attitude toward technicians became. The data were analyzed using a 20-item Likert-type attitude scale with a 0.83 reliability. The neutral attitude was assumed to he 60 on a scale of 100. Scores above 60 were interpreted as indicating a positive attitude; 90% of the respondents scored above 60. The author concluded that, in order to improve pharmacists' attitudes toward technicians: (1) The management of technicians should be included in pharmacy education; (2) present hospital pharmacists should be educated on the use of trained technicians through seminars and the literature; and (3) the organizational climate of hospitals with regard to the delivery of pharmacy services should be improved. Administration, Education, Manpower, Personnel, pharmacy, Pharmacists, hospital This content is only available as a PDF. Author notes This study was supported in part by Public Health Service Grant 1-DOZ-AH-00098-01, Hospital Pharmacy Technicians, Institute for Studies in Hospital Pharmacy, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; Donald E. Francke, Principal Investigator. The author was in the employ of the Institute for Studies in Hospital Pharmacy when this study was conducted. Copyright © 1974, American Society of Hospital Pharmacists, Inc. All rights reserved.
Elenbaas, Robert, M.;Jacoby, Keith, E.
doi: 10.1093/ajhp/31.10.938pmid: N/A
Abstract A behaviorally based rating scale for evaluating clinical pharmacy residents' performance in actual practice settings is discussed. Traditional evaluation methods must inherently incorporate evaluator subjectivity and inter-rater variability into the evaluation process and do not readily indicate acceptable performance. The authors identified 35 critical characteristics of a clinical pharmacy practitioner which they divided into four categories: Drug Information; Patient Work-Up and Monitoring; Communication and Professional Interaction; and Service Responsibilities. Descriptions of resident behavior while demonstrating the given characteristics (performance) were developed. The descriptions were arranged on four scales containing 22 behavioral incidents. The limits of the scales ranged from excellent to unsatisfactory with intermediate performance positions, designated anchors, to indicate gradation along the continuum. This type of evaluation seems to have potential usefulness in evaluating the professional competence of practitioners in actual professional settings. Clinical pharmacy, Education, pharmaceutical, Pharmacy, institutional, hospital This content is only available as a PDF. Author notes An earlier version of this paper was presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Section S, San Francisco, California, February 26, 1974. Copyright © 1974, American Society of Hospital Pharmacists, Inc. All rights reserved.
Jeffrey, Louis, P.;Gallina, Joseph, N.
doi: 10.1093/ajhp/31.10.943pmid: N/A
Abstract An inservice continuing education program for staff pharmacists in a large urban hospital is outlined. Four documents serve as the bases for the program: The Pharmacist Standard for Maintaining Competence, The Guideline for Implementation, Selected References for Pharmacists, and Professional Educational Activities Report. The program is designed to allow pharmacists to participate in some conferences and seminars while on duty. In addition, the pharmacists are expected to attend certain programs on personal time. The personal educational activities report submitted by each pharmacist becomes part of his record and is reviewed annually along with other criteria for salary adjustments and promotions. The authors argue that professional competence can be maintained without legislative mandates. Education, pharmaceutical, Meetings, Pharmacists, hospital This content is only available as a PDF. Author notes Presented at the Eighth Annual ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, December 11, 1973. Copyright © 1974, American Society of Hospital Pharmacists, Inc. All rights reserved.
Munzenberger, Paul, J.;Swanson, Larry, N.;Smith, Robert, E.;Zalewski, Frances, H.;Schwartz, Jules, I.;Billingsley, Len, A.
doi: 10.1093/ajhp/31.10.947pmid: N/A
Abstract A preliminary study was conducted at three hospitals—two private hospitals and one public teaching institution—to collect data on the time and cost involved with the provision of inpatient clinical pharmacy services. Pharmacists were assigned to medical units within each hospital, representing a total of 116 beds. The pharmacist participated on each assigned medical unit seven days a week at varying times during the day. The data were collected during 62-, 40- and 44-day study periods at the three hospitals. Results revealed that a patient could receive all four clinical pharmacy services—admission drug history, monitoring patient drug therapy, drug information and discharge consultation—for $5.50, $9.10 and $5.54 at the three hospitals respectively. The results were based on an average hospital stay of ten days. Clinical pharmacy, Costs, Economics, Patient information, Pharmacy, institutional, hospital This content is only available as a PDF. Author notes Presented in part at the Eighth Annual ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, December 13, 1974. Copyright © 1974, American Society of Hospital Pharmacists, Inc. All rights reserved.
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