The Good Pharmacist Flashcards
Why is knowing what makes a Good Pharmacist important?
Provides baseline qualities and characteristics for pharmacy school candidates/admission
Provide proper education/training to student pharmacists
Knowing can improve patient care
Provides guidance to managers and supervisors in hiring
What is Virtue
Way of thinking and being that motivates us to lead lives of purpose, meaning and significance
To become a better person
What is goodness
Best part, essence or valuable element of something
Involves having a heart, mind and character for helping others
Companion of kidness
A Good Pharmacists is:
An expert A professional Has a solid work ethic Has strong moral character Patient oriented
Virtues of a good pharmacist
Empathy Caring Compassionate Knowledgeable Good communicator Dedicated Patient/friendly Clinically competent Dedicated Attentive Conscientious Precise
For a pharmacists to be a “good pharmacist” they must have
within them a commitment that provides the drive and passion to provide high quality visible patient centered care
Self awareness includes
emotional awareness
accurate self assessment
self-confidence
Self-regulation includes
self-control trustworthiness conscientiousness adaptability innovation
Motivation includes
Achievement drive
commitment
initiative
optimism
Empathy includes
understanding others
developing others
service orientation
Social skills includes
influence
communication
building bonds/relationships
Communication
Simplify the message Really care about your audience Show the truth Seek a response Share knowledge Get the message across clearly
Competence
Keep learning, growing and improving
Relationships
Know how to get along with people
What makes “Good” great?
Servanthood
Charisma
