Patient Care in Hospital Pharmacy

Question 1

Define clinical pharmacy.

Answer 1

Area of practice in which pharmacists provide patient care that optimizes medication therapy and promotes health, wellness and disease prevent

Question 2

Define patient care.

Answer 2

Direct, responsible provision of medication-related care for the purpose of achieving definite outcomes that improve a patient’s quality of life.

Question 3

9-Key Elements of Pharmacy Service:

Answer 3

1. Practice Management
2. Medication-Use Policy Development
3. Optimizing Medication therapy
4. Drug product procurement and inventory management
5. Preparing, packaging, and labeling
6. Medication Delivery
7. Monitoring
8. Evaluating effectiveness of the Medication-Use System
9. Research

Question 4

What is the Unit Dose System?

Answer 4

Pharmacy-Coordinated method of dispensing and

controlling medications in health-care institutions.

Question 5

The Unit Dose System is controlled by:

Answer 5

Unit of use package (24 hour supply)
Medication Administration record (MAR)
Patient Medication Profile
Medication Use Cycle
Clinical Pharmacy Services

Question 6

Medication Management means that:

Answer 6

Pharmacist must ensure safe and effective medication distribution

Question 7

In medication management, the pharmacist must evaluate the following:

Answer 7

Selection & procurement of drugs 
Storage
Prescribing
Preparation & dispensing
Administration
Monitoring effects

Question 8

Where does the hospital clinical pharmacist practice?

Answer 8

Centrally Located
Decentralized (Clinical Specialist)
Combination

Question 9

What does a hospital clinical pharmacist do?

Answer 9

Patient-focused services:
    Drug Information Specialist
    Pharmacokinetic dosing
    Anticoagulation Dosing
    Nutritional Support Services
    Renal Dosing/IV-PO
    Antibiotic Stewardship
    Medication Safety
    Transition of Care/Discharge Teaching

Question 10

What are key elements of the Process of Care?

Answer 10

1. Assessment of the Patient
2. Evaluation of medication therapy
3. Development/implementation of a plan of care
4. Evaluation of plan and medication monitoring