A survey was distributed in 1985 to 48 hospitals throughout the United States known to have a single-source computer-generated pharmacy patient profile and medication administration record. The study centered on staff attitude toward this single source concept, time and staff requirements when compared to traditional methods of record keeping, and how up-to-the-minute information is disseminated between pharmacy and nursing. A major issue of consideration is the ability of such a system to maintain a method of checks and balances as far as reference to and interpretation of physicians' orders. The investigation revealed that 85% of the respondents felt that the checks and balances remains intact even though one party, nursing or pharmacy, is responsible for data entry that is used by both departments during the medication cycle. More than 88% of the returned surveys included a recommendation that such systems be adopted. Increased efficiency, maintainence of accuracy, and less time spent in dealing with discrepancies when compared with the duplicative manual process of order transcribing and profiling make transition to computerization an acceptable alternative. The information provided is subjective.

Attitude to Computers↗

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Minimizing waste of prepared sterile products.

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Cost Control↗

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Twenty-four hour pharmacy service in hospitals of less than 300 beds.

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Hospital Bed Capacity, 100 to 299↗

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Survey of 24-hour, 7-day/week hospital pharmacy service.

Emergency after-hour pharmacy services in many hospitals have been replaced by 24-hour, 7-day/week pharmacy services. A survey questionnaire was published in Hospital Pharmacy, February 1983, to be completed by hospital pharmacies that provide a pharmacist in the hospital 24 hours a day, 7-days a week. Usable responses were received from 185 hospitals. The type of hospitals and the number of beds of these hospitals varied greatly. The differing responses concerning staffing, scheduling, hours of the post-midnight shift, arrangement of vacations and holidays, the factors used in selling the concept to administration, and the handling of compensation are presented.

Emergencies↗

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Twenty-four hour pharmacy service in hospitals with less than 300 beds--Part 9.

In the June 1983 issue of Hospital Pharmacy, I requested pharmacy directors in hospitals of less than 300 beds who had 168-hour a week pharmacy service to describe their service and how they obtained it. Seven such descriptions appeared in July 1983. Below you will find a continuation of this feature. We plan to publish additional descriptions as they are received.

Hospital Bed Capacity, 100 to 299↗

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Brain 5-hydroxytryptamine and learned resistance to punishment.

Rats can learn to persist in making a response that is punished. Brain 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) systems are known to mediate acute responding to punishment. This work investigates 5-HT involvement in learned resistance to punishment. Forebrain 5-HT was depleted by intracerebral injection of 5,7-dihydroxytryptamine. Lesioned rats were fully able to learn resistance to punishment, although acute responding to punishment was impaired. Forebrain 5-HT does not mediate learned resistance to punishment.

5,7-Dihydroxytryptamine↗

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