Survey of hospital pharmacists who have participated in continuing education workshops on vital signs and future problems
- VernacularTitle:バイタルサインに関する生涯教育研修会に参加した病院薬剤師の意識調査と今後の課題
- Author:
Jin TOKUNAGA
;
Norito TAKAMURA
;
Eiichi MARUTA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
vital signs;
physical assessment;
emergency care system;
continuing education;
survey
- From:Medical Education
2010;41(5):371-374
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
1) We performed a questionnaire survey on "vital signs check by pharmacists" for 120 hospital pharmacists who participated in a continuing education workshop about vital signs.2) Fifty-two percent (58 of 111) of pharmacists felt that vital signs checks were necessary in the workplace, and 77% (85 of 110) of pharmacists wanted to check vital signs.3) Eighty-six percent (95 of 110) of pharmacists thought that they should learn how to check vital signs, but only 10% (11 of 110) of pharmacists had been trained how to check vital signs. Therefore, pharmacists should be given many opportunities to learn how to check vital signs.
