Medical and nursing staff highly value clinical pharmacists in the emergency department

Despite the potential impact that emergency pharmacist (EPh) programmes could have on medication safety and quality of care in the emergency department (ED), very few programmes exist. This descriptive survey study aimed to assess staff perceptions of an EPh programme. A random sample of medical and...

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Published in:Emergency medicine journal : EMJ 2007-10, Vol.24 (10), p.716-718
Main Authors: Fairbanks, Rollin J, Hildebrand, James M, Kolstee, Karen E, Schneider, Sandra M, Shah, Manish N
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Attitude of Health Personnel
Confidence intervals
Drug stores
Emergency medical care
Emergency Medicine - statistics & numerical data
Emergency Nursing - statistics & numerical data
Emergency Service, Hospital - organization & administration
Health Care Surveys
Humans
Interdisciplinary Communication
Nurses
Nursing
Patient Care Team - organization & administration
Patient education
Patient safety
Pharmacy Service, Hospital
Professional Role
Quality of Health Care
Short Report
Studies
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description Despite the potential impact that emergency pharmacist (EPh) programmes could have on medication safety and quality of care in the emergency department (ED), very few programmes exist. This descriptive survey study aimed to assess staff perceptions of an EPh programme. A random sample of medical and nursing staff in an academic medical centre ED with a dedicated EPh programme received a 26-item survey (82% return rate). 99% of respondents felt the EPh improves quality of care, 96% feel they are an integral part of the team, and 93% had consulted the EPh at least a few times during their last five shifts. Staff felt that the EPh should be available for consults, attend resuscitations, and check orders. This study reinforced the value of many specific duties of the EPh programme and found that doctors and nurses overwhelmingly favour the presence of an EPh in the ED, frequently seek their advice, and feel they improve quality of care. Staff acceptance is clearly not a barrier to implementation of this programme.
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