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Opinion: Health care has an ‘LMNO’ problem

STAT

On inpatient medical services, it’s common to hear patients’ laboratory results presented with statements sounding like “CALCE-MAG-FOSS were normal.” ” The efficiency of this reporting is part of the secret handshake of one insider communicating with another.

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Episode 787: The Mindset of a Clinical Pharmacist

Pharmacy Joe

Spend as much of your day as possible on the nursing unit, elbow-to-elbow with patients and the care team Use your time off the unit for activities that require a quiet space to work such as creating an in-service / presentation, or drafting a policy / procedure. Get all the details and join today at pharmacyjoe.com/academy.

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Episode 787: The Mindset of a Clinical Pharmacist

Pharmacy Joe

Spend as much of your day as possible on the nursing unit, elbow-to-elbow with patients and the care team Use your time off the unit for activities that require a quiet space to work such as creating an in-service / presentation, or drafting a policy / procedure. Get all the details and join today at pharmacyjoe.com/academy.

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Episode 749: Three reasons why 1 clinical pharmacist on the unit = 2 in the office

Pharmacy Joe

Certain aspects of the job require a quiet space to work, such as creating an in-service or presentation, or drafting a policy or procedure. But for the majority of the day, it is far more effective to be present on the nursing unit, elbow-to-elbow with patients and the care team. Here are three reasons why: 1.

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Episode 749: Three reasons why 1 clinical pharmacist on the unit = 2 in the office

Pharmacy Joe

Certain aspects of the job require a quiet space to work, such as creating an in-service or presentation, or drafting a policy or procedure. But for the majority of the day, it is far more effective to be present on the nursing unit, elbow-to-elbow with patients and the care team. Here are three reasons why: 1.

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Episode 754: Awareness With Paralysis Among Critically Ill Emergency Department Patients

Pharmacy Joe

In this state, the patient is aware of their surroundings but cannot act or communicate their awareness. If you like this post, check out my book – A Pharmacist’s Guide to Inpatient Medical Emergencies: How to respond to code blue, rapid response calls, and other medical emergencies. <–

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Episode 754: Awareness With Paralysis Among Critically Ill Emergency Department Patients

Pharmacy Joe

In this state, the patient is aware of their surroundings but cannot act or communicate their awareness. If you like this post, check out my book – A Pharmacist’s Guide to Inpatient Medical Emergencies: How to respond to code blue, rapid response calls, and other medical emergencies. <–