Health Care > QUESTIONS & ANSWERS > Pharmaceutical Care exam graded A (All)
a) Define? b) Why introduce a patient care process? (4) a) Systematic and comprehensive assessment in management of patients drug related needs - Responsible provision of drug therapy for the p... urpose of achieving definite outcomes and improve a patient's quality of life - Patient focused - Pharmacist has a commitment to care - Outcome oriented b) Students need a systematic process to assess patient's drug and disease information to: 1. Identify and prioritize drug related needs 2. Identify Drug Therapy Problems (DTPs) 3. Develop care plans to address DTPs 4. Develop and implement a follow-up evaluation Current practice language (4) - Goal is to use consistent terminology between all health care practitioners 1. Drug Therapy Problems - Formerly drug related problems 2. Goals of Therapy - Formerly clinical outcomes 3. Efficacy Endpoints and Safety Endpoints - Formerly pharmacotherapeutic endpoints, therapeutic plan endpoints 4. Follow-up Evaluation (includes efficacy and safety endpoints and monitoring) - Formerly monitoring plan 00:02 01:08 Assessment Process Activities (3) 1. Meet the Patient- develop/establish therapeutic relationship with the patient; allows the pharmacist to elicit relevant information 2. Elicit relevant information- determine who your patient is as an individual by learning about: - The reason for the encounter - The patient's demographics - Medication experience - Clinical information - Gather additional information from other sources - Identify and address patients drug related needs 3. Pharmacotherapy workup- to make rational drug therapy decisions - Identify and prioritize DTPs - Determine whether drug-related needs are being met [Show More]
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