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Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Recognize the differences between retail pharmacy and hospital
pharmacy and the skills required for working in a hospital
inpatient setting.
2. Acquire the ability to communicate effectively with professional
and ancillary staff in the hospital setting.
3. Compare and contrast the unique medication delivery systems found in
hospital and inpatient environments and implement them efficiently
and effectively.
4. Integrate physician orders, fill lists, and complete medication
administration records in order to fulfill patients medication needs
on a daily basis.
5. Differentiate between medications and medication dosage forms, and
demonstrate the ability to compound medications accurately and
safely.
6. Function as an effective member of the medication delivery team in an
inpatient setting.
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1. Introduction to the hospital environment
A. Professional staffing and personnel policies
B. Formularies
C. Standard operation procedures
1. Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
2. Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee
D. Purchasing, Central supply
E. Reading medication orders and terminology used on hospital orders
2. Hospital medication delivery systems and vocabulary
A. Physician's order
B. Medication administration record, fill lists, unit dose,
automated drug delivery systems.
C. Floor stock
1. Medication carts
2. Crash carts
D. Urgent (Stat) orders vs. standing orders
E. Inventory control
F. Transfer medications
G. Recapture of unused medications
H. Billing
3. Needles and Syringes
A. Small and large volume parenterals
B. Vials, ampules
C. Intravenous (IV) administration sets
1. Filter needles
2. Flow rates
3. Aseptic technique of IV medication
4. Sterile preparation of IV medication
D. Gowning and gloving
E. High Efficiency Particulate Air filters
F. Biological safety cabinet: working in the laminar and
Vertical flow hoods
4. IV solution/medication compatibility
A. Choosing the correct tools to prepare IV solutions
B. Labeling IV preparations
1. Inpatient use
2. Outpatient use
C. Calculating
1. Flow rates
2. Powder volume
3. Expiration dates
5. Preparing total parenteral nutrition (TPN)
A. Gravity method vs. auto-mix compounding
B. Preparing TPN admixture report
C. Creating a medication pool
6. Single dose and Multi-dose vials
A. Preparation and storage
B. Working with ampules
C. Reconstituting powders
7. Chemotherapy agents
A. Safety issues
B. Use of Chemo Spill Kit
C. Safety equipment
D. Correct selection of equipment
E. Labeling and packaging of chemotherapy preparations
F. Disposal of biohazard materials
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1. Reading assignments in the textbook, 10-20 pages per week.
2. Homework: create labels for practice medications to be used
in the lab portion of the class.
3. Laboratory skill demonstrations: Techniques and manipulation skills for
hospital devices and medications; preparation of work area.
4. Laboratory problem solving: Dosage calculations; correct preparation of
medications.
5. Weekly quizzes on terminology; 2 exams; final examination.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| This is a degree applicable course but assessment tools based on writing are not included because problem solving assessments and skill demonstrations are more appropriate for this course. |
|
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
45 - 50% |
| Lab problem solving. | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
5 - 10% |
| Laboratory skill demonstrations; labels. | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
45 - 50% |
| Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Completion, Essay Questions | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 0% |
| None | |
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Johnston, Mike. Sterile Products: The Pharmacy Technician Series. Prentice
Hall PTR, 2005.
