Pharmacy OSCEs : a revision guide / edited by Beti Wyn Evans [and three others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Evans, Beti Wyn, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pharmacy technicians--Examinations, questions, etc.

Pharmacy technicians.

Pharmacy technicians--Outlines, syllabi, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Pharmaceutical Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Pharmacy OSCEs is the only pharmacy-specific OSCE revision guide. This easy-to-use book covers the key competencies that will be tested during your Objective Structured Clinical Examinations whether you are still studying or in practice.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; Acknowledgement; About the editors; About the authors; Abbreviations; Introduction; Preparing for OSCE; How to use this book; Consultation/communication skills; References and further reading; Chapter 1 Responding to symptoms and history-taking; Key references; Learning objectives; Scenario 1.1 Nasal symptoms; Scenario 1.2 Eye symptoms; Scenario 1.3 Dry cough; Scenario 1.4 Diarrhoea; Scenario 1.5 Rash; Scenario 1.6 Constipation; Scenario 1.7 Drug history; Scenario 1.8 Mouth symptoms; Scenario 1.9 Skin problems; Scenario 1.10 Throat symptoms

Chapter 1 feedback summaryReferences and further reading; Chapter 2 Systems-based client assessment; Learning objectives; Scenario 2.1 Clinical history; Scenario 2.2 Respiratory assessment; Scenario 2.3 Cardiac emergency; Scenario 2.4 Focused history-taking and neurological assessment; Scenario 2.5 Monitoring blood glucose; Scenario 2.6 Monitoring a radial pulse; Scenario 2.7 Measuring respiration rate; Scenario 2.8 Using a binaural acoustic stethoscope; Chapter 2 feedback summary; References and further reading; Chapter 3 Legal aspects of prescriptions, and record-keeping; Key references

Learning objectivesScenario 3.1 Private prescription; Scenario 3.2 Controlled drug supply; Scenario 3.3 Managing errors in CD register entries; Scenario 3.4 Emergency supply at the request of a prescriber; Scenario 3.5 Emergency supply at the request of a patient; Chapter 3 feedback summary; References and further reading; Chapter 4 Data retrieval and interpretation; Key references; Learning objectives; Scenario 4.1 Identifying a foreign product and advice on monitoring; Scenario 4.2 Excipients; Scenario 4.3 Contraception in nursing mothers; Scenario 4.4 Vaccination advice

Scenario 4.5 Identifying a foreign productScenario 4.6 Intravenous drug administration; Chapter 4 feedback summary; References and further reading; Chapter 5 Clinical prescription management problems; Key references; Learning objectives; Scenario 5.1 Managing interactions (hyperkalaemia); Scenario 5.2 Advising how to use lamotrigine; Scenario 5.3 Managing interactions (St John's Wort); Scenario 5.4 Choosing antibiotic therapy; Scenario 5.5 Managing interactions (ibuprofen); Scenario 5.6 Initiating warfarin therapy; Scenario 5.7 Drug-induced hypercalcaemia

Scenario 5.8 Drug choice in nursing mothersScenario 5.9 Managing interactions (warfarin); Scenario 5.10 Clopidogrel for percutaneous coronary intervention; Scenario 5.11 Managing therapy (ciprofloxacin); Scenario 5.12 Ibuprofen in asthma; Scenario 5.13 Managing tuberculosis treatment regimens; Scenario 5.14 Antibiotic therapy in pregnancy; Chapter 5 feedback summary; References and further reading; Chapter 6 General health advice; Key references; Learning objectives; Scenario 6.1 Lifestyle advice following a `heart attack'; Scenario 6.2 Advice on prevention of malaria while abroad

Scenario 6.3 Advice on smoking cessation

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-85711-131-0

OCLC:

850163353