Fundamental Skills for Patient Care in Pharmacy Practice

Fundamental Skills for Patient Care in Pharmacy Practice is an excellent guide and reference to help students and new pharmacists master the skills associated with patient care in either the inpatient or outpatient setting. Pharmacy students and pharmacists will learn the necessary steps to gain a medication history from a patient and counsel a patient on the most effective and safe manner to take their medications. Each chapter provides a background, information specific to the skill, any tools that may aid in the development and mastery of each skill, and tips for success. Students and pharmacists will come away with the knowledge to identify drug-related problems and formulate plans for solutions to these problems. Fundamental Skills for Patient Care in Pharmacy Practice also prepares future pharmacists to communicate effectively in verbal and written format with health professionals and special patient populations as they prepare and present SOAP Notes, patient cases, and discharge counseling.

PartI
Chapter1 The Patient Interview
Chapter2 The Patient Case
Chapter3 The Written Communication
Chapter4 The Patient Presentation
Part2
Chapter5 Patient Counseling: Patient Factors
Chapter6 Patient Counseling: Various Settings and Techniques
Chapter7 Patient Counseling: Patient Situations
Chapter8 Patient Counseling: Motivational Interviewing
Part3
Chapter9 Medication Reconciliation
Chapter10 Other types of Presentations and Interprofessional Communication
Chapter11 Medication Therapy Management (MTM)