vbid/9783030117757

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This comprehensive, first-of-its kind title is an indispensable resource for pharmacists looking to learn or improve crucial patient assessment skills relevant to all pharmacy practice settings. Pharmacists� role as health care practitioners is evolving as they are taking a more active part in primary patient care — helping patients manage their medications and diseases, providing patient education, and, in some jurisdictions, prescribing and adapting medications.� To perform their day-to-day duties, pharmacists are best-served using a framework called the patient care process. This framework involves three steps: patient assessment; care plan development�and implementation; and monitoring and follow up.�Organized in four parts, this practical book begins with introductory chapters regarding the basics of patient assessment and the patient care process. Part II includes a detailed assessment of common symptoms encountered by pharmacists.� Part III discusses assessment of patients with various chronic illnesses.� Part IV addresses select specialized topics and assessment considerations.� An invaluable contribution to the literature,�Patient Assessment in Clinical Pharmacy: A Comprehensive Guide�will be of great benefit to pharmacists, regardless of their practice setting, and to pharmacy students as well.��Typham this is the title: Patient Assessment in Clinical Pharmacy A Comprehensive Guide