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PHR 208
MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE
40
Pharmacology
Undergraduate 1
08/07/2012

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·       Hospitals today are

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COMPLEX NETWORKS OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES
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·    The primary functions of any hospital are 

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TO PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR AND ASSIST THE PHYSICIANS IN DIAGNOSING AND TREATING THEIR PATIENTS
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·       Once the diagnosis has been determined a treatment plan is developed, which may include

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SURGERY, PHYSICAL THERAPY, RESPIRATORY THERAPY, OR DRUG THERAPY WITH MEDICATIONS
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·       The “processing” of patients refers to all the functions and paperwork associated with a patient’s stay in the hospital. These include

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THE MEDICAL RECORD FUNCTION, UTILIZATION REVIEW, BILLING, DISCHARGE PLANNING, ECT.
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·       Health education and well promotion are other major functions of hospitals.  Such wellness programs are

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SMOKING CESSATION, STRESS REDUCTION CLASSES, WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAMS, ECT.
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·       Hospital governing board is responsible of

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GOVERNING THE HOSPITAL IN THE COMMUNITY'S BEST INTEREST
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·       Hospital governing board is responsible of governing the hospital in the community’s best interest. It is ethically, financially, and legally responsible for

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EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON IN THE HOSPITAL
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·       Home health aides are providing personal care and support services, like

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HOME MAKING, FOOD PREPARATION, PERSONAL CARE, BATHING

 

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Private duty involves the provision of personal care services around the clock or

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FOR 8 TO 18 HOURS PER DAY
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·       Home care and hospital pharmacy practice

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DIFFERS IN MANY WAYS
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Home infusion therapy must adhere to

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RETAIL PHARMACY LAWS WHICH ARE DIFFERENT FROM THOSE OF HOSPITAL PHARMACY PRACTICE
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Home infusion pharmacies are required to

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COMPLY WITH THE UNITED STATES PHARMACOPOEIA (USP) CHAPTER 797 WHEN COMPOUNDING STERILE PREPARATIONS
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Prescription records and labeling requirements are different from those of

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INPATIENT REQUIREMENTS
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Home care patients may have heightened needs for

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CONFIDENTIALITY
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·       Settings where home infusion services are provided include:

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RETAIL OR COMMUNITY PHARMACIES, INSTITUTIONAL OR LONG TERM CARE PHARMACIES, HOSPITAL PHARMACIES, HOME HEALTH AGENCIES, HME-BASED PROVIDERS, INFUSION THERAPY SPECIALTY PROVIDERS, AND AMBULATORY INFUSION CENTERS
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·       Home infusion therapy services involve 

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THE PROVISION OF HOME PHARMACY SERVICES WITH HOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
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·       Home infusion therapy providers are licensed in many states as

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HOME EQUIPMENT COMPANIES
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·       The most common form of home infusion therapy is

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TNP
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·       Pumps are the type of equipment that are most frequently used in

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HOME INFUSION THERAPY
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·       Medicare and Medicaid programs changed

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THE WAY LONG TERM CARE WAS FINANCED
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·       There are 3 types of business models for LTC nursing facilities:

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Government sponsored: the smallest percentage of LTC facilities,   Proprietary: the most common type of long term care facilitY,

Voluntary or not-for-profit

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·       A long term care pharmacist will

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fill in prescriptions per doctor’s order, write directions, help the nursing personnel properly administration the medication through education and support.
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·       Federal regulations require that a licensed pharmacist review medication use

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every month for all residents in a skilled nursing facility
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·       The consultant pharmacist reports his or her findings to the

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medical director, director of nursing, administrator, and the attending physicians
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·       Managed care companies become more aggressive in

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cost-cutting procedures, use more drug therapy than invasive procedures, exercise greater control over doctors’ prescribing habits
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·       The government body driving the standardization of rules and regulations for long-term care facilities is the

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Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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·       Funding for prescription medication is covered under

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Medicare part D
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·       Pharmaceutical care focuses on

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medication outcomes that improve th quality of patient’s life
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·       Pharmacy technicians assist

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pharmacists in their practice
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·       The earliest example of an ethical code in medicine was

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The Hippocratic Oath
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·       Ethical principles help us make choices between

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moral alternatives, and sometimes force us to select the lesser of two evils
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·       Our personal and professional values have a place in ethical decision making process, which sometimes can be

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complex and time-consuming
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Facing ethical dilemmas will always be a

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personal and professional challenge
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·       The principle of beneficence means that you should

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do good
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·       Nonmaleficence:

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do not harm
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·       Autonomy: 

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people have the right to live their lives  as they see fit
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·       Promise keeping:

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doing what you say you are going to do
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·       Honesty:

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be truthful in dealing with others
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·       Justice:

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all people should receive the same benefits
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·       Know how to convert Roman numerals to

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Arabic numbers
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