- To be familiar with what goes on in pharmacy
- was responsible to put labels on medication with pharmacist watching over me
KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS
- where the medication is located
BEST THING
- knowing the medication was there to help patients that needed it right there in the hospital
WORST THING;
- wish I got in depth with the medication
This week was FAIR because i would to liked have have gotten a better understanding of pharmacy.
Technology observed;
There was lots of technology in pharmacy. One machine was there to print out the medication labels. They had technology that was able to send medication down to the direct units as well.
there were no therapeutic procedures observed
while in pharmacy there was no first hand care to a patient. But All the medication was going to a patient that was diagnosed with a disease or disordered that needed the medication to live a better life.
There are many abbreviation in pharmacy. Such as aa, ac, which tell you when to take that particular medication.
The environment in pharmacy could either be hectic at times or calm. Many units would call pharmacy asking about medication are anything that went wrong in the process of receiving their medication. The service provided I believed was pretty good. When the pharmacist received a call they made sure to be helpful to whoever they were talking to. In pharmacy they had technology that was able to send medication to different units which was very helpful.
The staff was very helpful to one another. If they needed help with something they would all help each other. When they received a call they made sure they communicated well with the entire staff if needed. There were safety procedures they took. There was this room in the back where there were two people putting together iv bags and they had to be fully gowned. Also on the insulin sticks there were special stickers that went on the product to let you know that medication needed extra attention to use.
While in pharmacy I learned how they distribute medication and what stickers are placed on the medication if that product needed further instructions. I learned what is kept refrigerated and what isn't. I also saw how the laid out the medication on the floor. I also watched them fill up the syringes and seal them up.
Pharmacy was a unit I cant see my self doing just because it had to do with calculating to many liquids and having to be exact on your measurements. I also cant see my self being confined in the one room with out dealing with one on one care with a patient. It was pretty neat seeing how the mix things together to come up with product that is suppose to do great things for the patients health.
