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J A Sula

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PubMed1982

Audit of telephone usage in a centralized intravenous admixture area.

An audit of telephone usage in an intravenous admixture area was performed. Over a two-day period (18 hours total) 252 calls were made or received. The average length of a call was 81 seconds. Surgery and medicine nursing units accounted for the majority of the cells. Missing orders or doses were the most frequent topic of calls. Telephone communication may require a large time commitment from pharmacists and prevent them from performing activities which are more easily documentable, such as compounding intravenous admixtures.

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PubMed1979

Structured educational program for staff development.

The development of a mandatory continuing education program for the pharmacy staff of a 675-bed hospital with 10 decentralized pharmacy satellites is described. The therapeutic topics selected for presentation were antibiotics, immunology and adverse drug reactions, diabetes mellitus and acid-base disorders. The format for each subject included a pretest of basic knowledge, a comprehensive lecture, a tape recording, supplemental handout material and readings, and a posttest. Posttests were scheduled three to four weeks following lectures to allow preparation time. Questionnaires were used to evaluate acceptance of the program. Posttest scores for each of the four topics were significantly better than pretest scores (p less than or equal to 0.0001). Questionnaire responses indicated that 97% of the participants believed the program to be worthwhile, and 94% voted to continue the series. The success and acceptance of this approach to continuing education support its application to a comprehensive program of staff development.

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