The third edition of Clinical Skills for Pharmacists has been completely updated. The book is now in color and in a larger format. More than 100 images (figures, photographs, illustrations), most in color, were added to this edition. A list of chapter acronyms was added to the book, for easy reference. Also new to the third edition are chapter-specific application exercises. Located at the end of each chapter, the application exercises are best completed in small groups, though they can be completed individually.
Approximately one-third of the book content is new. Basic clinical pharmacy skills remain the focus of the book, but the skills have been expanded to facilitate longitudinal development throughout the pharmacy curriculum.
New to this Edition
- Chapter 1, Introduction: The Practice of Clinical Pharmacy, was updated to reflect the current state of pharmacy practice, including medication therapy management, medication reconciliation, and pharmacy based immunization.
- Cultural diversity and telecommunication were added to Chapter 2, Communication Skills for the Pharmacist.
- The immunization history as a component of the medication history, examples illustrating each component of the medication history, and a medication history checklist were added to Chapter 3, Taking Medication Histories.
- Chapter 4, Physical Assessment Skills, was expanded and reorganized to provide more contextual context for pharmacists, including checklists for assessing skills performance.
- A new biomarker section was added to Chapter 5, Review of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests.
- Examples illustrating each component of the structured patient case were added to Chapter 6, The Patient Case Presentation.
- More examples and guidance were added to Chapter 7, Therapeutics Planning, and Chapter 8, Monitoring Drug Therapies.
- Chapter 9, Researching and Providing Drug Information, was completely updated and example drug information questions, including answer, source, and comments were added.
- A discussion of contemporary pharmacy-related ethical issues, including conscientious objection, and issues related to confidentiality and research were added to Chapter 10, Ethics in Pharmacy and Health Care.
Product Details
- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Mosby; 3 edition (March 17, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0323077382
- ISBN-13: 978-0323077385
- Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
List Price: $74.95