Identification by observation of clinical pharmacists' activities in a hospital inpatient setting

Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 10-16

  Stuchbery, Peter ^a   Kong, David C M ^b   Desantis, Giovanna N ^c   Lo, Sung K ^d  

^a NORTHERN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Hospitals; Pharmacists; Workload

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCUMENTATION; DRUG FORMULARY; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG MONITORING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SURGICAL WARD; WORKLOAD;

EID: 35648998995     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18863655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4321/S1886-36552007000100002     Document Type: Article

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