ISBN:
9780323095754
Copyright:
2012
Publication Date:
03-17-2011
Page Count:
214
Imprint:
Mosby
List Price:
$79.99
Clinical Skills for Pharmacists - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card), 3rd Edition
by Karen J. Tietze, PharmD
Elsevier eBook on VitalSource - Access Card
ISBN:
9780323095754
Copyright:
2012
Publication Date:
03-17-2011
Page Count:
214
Imprint:
Mosby
List Price:
$79.99
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- A full-color design and an increase to 150 photos and drawings better illustrates concepts, techniques, and equipment.
- Updated Taking Medication Histories chapter includes added coverage of the data to obtain while taking a medication history, as well as additional sections on obtaining medication names, on-demand medication information, and the pharmacist's role in immunization.
- Updated and expanded Physical Assessment Skills chapter includes detailed descriptions of commonly used equipment and vital signs, with more pharmacist-specific examples, preparing students for practice and for questions on the NAPLEX.
- Updated Researching and Providing Drug Information chapter reflects current technology and information sources, and includes review questions on drug information.
- A new biomarker section in the Review of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests chapter aids in treatment planning, explaining the different types of biomarkers and how they are used.
- Skills checklists cover how to perform clinical skills, such as developing a monitoring plan.
- Application activities at the end of each chapter include more case studies to help students apply concepts and solve problems.
- A Chapter Acronym Index conveniently located on the front and back inside covers offers easy lookup for many commonly used acronyms and their definitions.
- Video clips on the companion Evolve website show a pharmacist performing various clinical skills, including history taking and physical assessment, making it easier to understand techniques than by simply reading about them in the book.
- Animations on Evolve show key disease states and highlight other relevant concepts, and an audio glossary includes pronunciations of 241 terms.
- Educator resources on Evolve include the answer key to self-assessment questions in the book, an image collection, and a 250-question test bank.
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- A full-color design and an increase to 150 photos and drawings better illustrates concepts, techniques, and equipment.
- Updated Taking Medication Histories chapter includes added coverage of the data to obtain while taking a medication history, as well as additional sections on obtaining medication names, on-demand medication information, and the pharmacist's role in immunization.
- Updated and expanded Physical Assessment Skills chapter includes detailed descriptions of commonly used equipment and vital signs, with more pharmacist-specific examples, so you can feel more confident in handling real-life situations.
- Updated Researching and Providing Drug Information chapter reflects current technology and information sources, and includes review questions on drug information.
- A new biomarker section in the Review of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests chapter aids in treatment planning, explaining the different types of biomarkers and how they are used.
- Skills checklists cover how to perform clinical skills, such as developing a monitoring plan.
- Application activities at the end of each chapter include more case studies to help you apply concepts and solve problems.
- A Chapter Acronym Index conveniently located on the front and back inside covers offers easy lookup for many commonly used acronyms and their definitions.
- Video clips on the companion Evolve website show a pharmacist performing various clinical skills, including history taking and physical assessment.
- Animations on Evolve show key disease states and highlight other relevant concepts, and an audio glossary includes pronunciations of 241 terms.
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1. Introduction: The Practice of Clinical Pharmacy
2. Communication Skills for the Pharmacists
3. Taking Medication Histories
4. Physical Assessment Skills
5. Review of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests
6. The Patient Case Presentation
7. Therapeutics Planning
8. Monitoring Drug Therapies
9. Researching and Providing Drug Information
10. Ethics in Pharmacy and Health Care
