Summary of Instructional Problem
When studying to pass the pharmacy technician national certification exam, students (generally uncertified technicians working in a retail setting) struggle the most with pharmacy calculations. Students need to learn how to quickly and accurately calculate drip rates for IV’s, dosage calculations for children and adults, concentration percentages, dilution amounts, body surface area, alligation, business math, and days’ supply. Pharmacy technicians prepare medications that are administered to patients; a solid understanding of pharmacy math can save lives.
Pharmacy calculations can be difficult to learn for a few reasons. First, no special schooling is required for the profession. Technicians only need
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Attaining certification often leads to a pay raise or entry into the higher-paying institutional sector of pharmacy. The pharmacy technician field is only one of a few medical fields that do not require a college degree. Most pharmacy technicians desire a medical career that is within their reach to attain without years of college and without the normally high financial cost of attendance. In addition, the pharmacy technician national certification exam is accepted in all 50 states and is one of the very few medical exams with this flexibility. Finally, most pharmacy technicians are female, and many have children and need a course that is convenient, inexpensive, and will get them out in the labor force quickly or lead to a raise in pay.
Attitudes toward the Topic
The topic of instruction is pharmacy calculations, and many students fear this section of the pharmacy technician national certification exam. It is also the part of their job that distresses them the most. Pharmacy technicians are expected to perform calculations quickly and accurately – for the exam and on the job. Many different calculations must be learned, and the calculations truly must be done correctly or lives of pharmacy patients may be at risk. This is a heavy burden for pharmacy technicians to bear.
And because most pharmacy technicians are female, they most likely grew up with the gender stereotype that females do not perform as well as males do in math. This anxiety can lower their confidence in their ability to quickly and accurately perform pharmacy
In order to work as a pharmacy technician the state of Texas. Pharmacy technician training programs are not required to be approved by the board. Nothing in the standards shall prevent individual training programs from establishing more stringent requirements than those specified herein. A pharmacy technician will not be subject to CE audits by TSBP if they remain certified through PTCB. And that you need to have a clean background for yourself so you can become a pharmacy technician. Although the board sets standards for the approval of pharmacy technician training programs. The board rules do not require individuals seeking to become registered as a pharmacy technician to take a formal training course. Other Pharmacy technicians enter the
Although the pharmacist is responsible for ensuring the safety of all medications dispensed, pharmacy technicians should be detail oriented so that complications are avoided. Listening skills. Pharmacy technicians must communicate clearly with pharmacists and doctors when taking prescription orders. When speaking with customers, technicians must listen carefully to understand customers’ needs and determine if they need to speak with a pharmacist. Math skills.
Precision of a patient’s intravenous medication is essential; it must be safe from. contamination, toxicity, and side effects. Most people believe these medications are compounded or mixed by a trained and licensed individual. However, this is inaccurate because the pharmacy technician actually compounds a large percentage of a patient’s medications. Compounding involves a technician’s math skills, aseptic technique, and professional ethics.... ...
Giving out the wrong medication, or improper dosages can potentially be fatal to patients. Pharmacy technicians must be willing to take on this risk and do their work as carefully and accurately as possible.
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Pharmacy Technicians: A Specialized Discourse Community Overview of pharmacy technicians: Do they fit the criteria of a discourse group? When doctors prescribe medication for their patients, a local retail pharmacy is most likely to be utilized to fill the order. However, there is a growing population of older Americans that are no longer able to live independently and must reside in nursing homes or assisted living facilities. In order for this vulnerable population to receive their medications, a different kind of pharmacy is needed, these are known as LTC, long term care pharmacies. Within these specialized pharmacies there are highly trained employees called CPhTs, certified pharmacy technicians who are overseen by state licensed RPHs, otherwise known as pharmacists.
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Since my early schooling days, science and mathematics have always fascinated me given that all components of the world are explained on the basis of these disciplines. In this regard, Pharmacy which is based on Chemistry and Mathematics has interested me a great deal as it has direct impacts on our daily lives. The more I have become familiar with the chemistry and mathematics knowledge involved in pharmacy, the more I have appreciated its significance in improving the lives of people in the community. Out of the many careers that one would opt to pursue, Pharmacy has stood out as the career that will enable me serve the society more directly and have a real impact in the quality of peoples’ lives by touching their health. In addition, I love a career that is challenging and one that I will be involved in even in old age. In this case, Pharmacy offers me this opportunity. My interest in Pharmacy has also developed from my personal health experiences and becoming aware of its expansiveness. Every time I have had to take medicine to cure an illness, I have become more interested to know how drugs are made and how the drug components work in the human body to alleviate pain and restore health. I desire to pursue a career in Pharmacy so as to gain practical experience in these aspects of research.
Pharmacology Assignment One Administering medications is an important and common task done by Nurses. It is crucial that Nurses know how to do so in an appropriate manner to promote the safety of both themselves and their patients. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website offers current information on safety that can support the professional practice of a Nurse. Question One
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