Why The Pharmacy Is It Is Not Very Well Know

As a critical care nurse the concern with medication shortages really hits home. In my current practice I have been asked by our hospital pharmacy to decrease the amount of Ativan given to a patient because the supply was low and they did not have any more to restock our omnicell. I am unsure the reason behind this particular shortage, but several other drugs we currently use are in low supply, most importantly epinephrine. Epinephrine is a life-saving medication, not only for supply on our code carts for cardiac arrest, but available in injection form for people with severe allergies. The shortage affects everyone, from oncology patients to cardiac patients. Recent policy changes have been made in order to correct the major shortages to help keep these life-saving drugs on the market and available to the people that need them.

A Service Learning project is one of the project requirements to complete the Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree through Ferris State University (FSU). My Service Learning experience was completed at the VA Medical Center (VAMC) in November, 2014. This paper includes details of the facility along with the contact information for the coordinator of the project. A description of my role as a volunteer, critical reflection of my experience, and a synthesis of the Service Learning are also included.

Thank you Lord! I am very grateful to be able to successfully finish my third rotation at Walgreens pharmacy in Wellington, FL. My preceptor was Dr. Andrew Guvetis, a graduate from Nova Southern University and he has been working with Walgreens for a little over 2 years. During the first day, I noticed that this Walgreens was somewhat different from the others. It was designed like a wellness clinic where the pharmacist can spend some time during the day sitting on a desk right outside the pharmacy check-out counter and be accessible to answer any questions patients may have. It also had a big consultation room with comfy seating, a table including a sink and counter where a pharmacist can prepare immunizations or perform several screening tests. Walgreens offers health tests every day which help determine possible risks for heart disease or are looking for convenient ways to manage diabetes or high blood pressure. Some of the services offered include: cholesterol and blood pressure tests, body composition test and a comprehensive medication review. Test results are provided within minutes and it includes a pharmacist consultation as well.

The critical difference of service learning and the traditional learning style is that students are learning and addressing real needs in the community. Which connect students to the community through meaningful interactions with others, safety, and educational needs. This specific course includes readings, discussions, and activities to support

to unnecessarily overprescribe medications to their pediatric patients. Of these prescription drugs, opioid pain killers, antibiotics, and psychiatric medications are the most commonly overprescribed in child care. For example, opioid prescriptions have increased 300 percent in the past seventeen years (Boerner 20), over 50 million unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions are written each year (Murray 266), and 6.4 million psychiatric prescriptions are given to children between the ages of four and seventeen each year (Johnson 19). The overprescribing of these medications leads to children experiencing unnecessary side effects, increases the chances of addictions, and encourages drug resistance. In this essay, I will be proposing that there should be a (i) government enforced set of extensive regulations and checklists that each patient must fulfill before receiving a prescription and (ii) governmental laws prohibiting careless prescribing by doctors and hold doctors more accountable for the prescriptions they write.

Why pharmaceutical reps leave samples with doctors: The representatives leave samples with doctors because it is a marketing ploy. They know it influences how they will write prescriptions to the patient even though the drug they leave may not even be the best drug for the patient. They use the prescription records that the pharmacies sell to certain companies Distribution companies track 70% of filled prescriptions in pharmacies and can track the individual physicians so they can figure out what prescriptions those physicians are most often writing for the patients. Drug reps then aim for these specific doctors and press them into writing prescriptions for their brands of drugs. They also do this to increase their awareness of these drugs.

I selected to do my service learning at this site because of the various programs it has to offer to the different age groups within the community. Also, because this non-profit organization does outreach to people that are less disadvantaged and are in need of their programs and services for optimal health. At the center I participated in the senior and adult program. This program provides nutrition education, food demonstrations, and physical activity to older adults. My role at this site as a volunteer was to assist in researching and presenting nutrition related information related to problems such as, diabetes and obesity in adults and the elderly. I did lots of research to help create lesson plans and make flyers, brochures, and posters so that I could use as tools for presentations and give out to the members. I did presentations for example, regarding the importance of drinking water, exercising, my plate and increasing leafy green vegetables and fruit consumption. In addition, to the nutrition education I helped do food demonstrations in where I prepared healthier food options and introduce them to new foods. In

Prescription drug abuse is as dangerous to your health as illegal drug use. According to the article “Prescription Pain Medications: What you need to know,” there are many pieces of evidence that show the danger of prescription medications. Three examples of theses dangers from prescription medications in the article is that people can stop breathing, can begin addictions that may get worse, and overall overdosing on prescription medications. These prescription medications, opioids, such as OxyContin, Vicodin, Percodan, etc. are made with a plant called the Poppy Plant, which is also an ingredient for illegal opioids such as heroin. In paragraph five it says, “In fact, they now outnumber deaths from heroin and cocaine combined.” Furthermore,

Six basic types of ingredients used to formulate OTC brands. Each ingredient targets one of five basic symptoms.

At the start of my pharmacy school career, I was encouraged to make three smart goals that I would like to accomplish during this journey. My first smart goal was to be more involved in pharmacy related activities. Going to the health screening training is one of the co‐ curricular activities that had a profound impact on my learning experience. The health screening training was done by APHA on the Palm Beach campus in the compounding lab during the Fall of 2016. The health screening training was a learning experience that aims to prepare students for a health fair event. Also, the main purpose of this event was to prepare pharmacy student on the proper way to conduct a health screening and the proper way to evaluate patients during that process.

There are many different mental illnesses and ailments and just as many medications to treat them. The problem is that sometimes the medications are not correct for your disorders due to similar symptoms. This leads to problems with the patients who need help, but the patients are not getting the right medications and treatment they need.

A review of the records reveals the member to be an adult female with a birth date of 03/14/1983. The member has a diagnosis of Generalized Anxiety Disorder. The member’s treating provider, Vickki-Ann Samuel, MD recommended the member continue treatment using the prescription medication Pexeva 30 mg.

Technicians help licensed pharmacists dispense medication to patients. They receive the prescription, enter it into

The day of my service learning orientation, I got lost. And I felt not so much ashamed, as much as I felt as if my pride has been pricked. But, I was lost so I found myself scuttling down the hall on wooden paneled flooring has been buffed smooth from age and use. I had been corresponding with Carlos, the volunteer coordinator, expressing my excitement in a most professional way as to represent the University of Washington (the Carlson Center’s words, not mine), so I slide to that room and rapidly open the door because I’m late and the service learning guide said explicitly to treat the volunteer site like, “going

The ability to become reflective in practice has become a necessary skill for health professionals. This is to ensure that health professionals are continuing with their daily learning and improving their practice. Reflective practice plays a big part in healthcare today and is becoming increasingly noticed.