Pharmacists' Patient Care Process

Question 1

What is Pharmaceutical Care?

Answer 1

Responsible provision of drug therapy

Goal to achieve outcomes that improve a patient’s quality life

Outcomes include:
     Cure of disease
     Elimination of symptoms 
     Slowing of a disease process 
     Preventing disease or symptoms

Question 2

What are the three major functions of pharmaceutical care?

Answer 2

Identify potential and actual medication-related problems (MRPs)
Resolve actual MRPs Preventing potential MRPs

Question 3

Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process allows for patient care that is:

Answer 3

Specific
Predictable
Measurable

Question 4

What are the foundational principles of the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process?

Answer 4

1) Patient relationship
2) Patient-centered care
3) Collaboration among providers

Question 5

What are the steps of the Patient Care Process?

Answer 5

1) Collect
2) Assess
3) Plan
4) Implement
5) Follow-Up: Monitor and Evaluate

Question 6

Collect:

Answer 6

Gather necessary subjective and objective data Goal to increase understand of:
Patient’s health status
Personal needs and goals

Question 7

Assess:

Answer 7

1) Review information collected
2) Analyze patient’s therapy in relation to patient’s health goals
3) Identify and prioritize medication-related problems

Question 8

Plan:

Answer 8

Patient care plan
     Proposal(s) to resolve problems identified during assessment
          • Collaborate
          • Patient-centered
          • Timeline for resolution
          • Patient goals
          • Follow-up and referrals

Question 9

Implement:

Answer 9

Putting plan into action in collaboration with:
• Patient
• Other healthcare providers
• Dictated by pharmacist scope of practice

Question 10

Important tools of Implementing

Answer 10

SBAR

SOAP Note

Question 11

SBAR:

Answer 11

• Situation
• Background
• Assessment
• Plan

Question 12

SOAP Note:

Answer 12

• Subjective
• Objective
• Assessment
• Plan

Question 13

Follow-Up: Monitor and Evaluate

Answer 13

Starts the process again
Continuous monitoring and evaluation of:
Effectiveness of care plan
Progress towards patient goals