Pharmaceutical care in the neonatal intensive care unit: Perspectives of Polish medical and pharmacy students

Krzyżaniak, N; Pawłowska, I; Pawłowski, L; Kocić, I; Bajorek, B

Pharmaceutical care in the neonatal intensive care unit: Perspectives of Polish medical and pharmacy students

Krzyżaniak, N

Pawłowska, I Pawłowski, L Kocić, I Bajorek, B

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Citation:: Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, 2019, 11 (4), pp. 361 - 372
Issue Date:: 2019-04-01

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dc.contributor.author	Krzyżaniak, N https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5668-7292	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Pawłowska, I	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Pawłowski, L	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kocić, I	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Bajorek, B https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2532-7187	en_US
dc.date.available	2019-01-05	en_US
dc.date.issued	2019-04-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, 2019, 11 (4), pp. 361 - 372	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1877-1297	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/136309
dc.description.abstract	© 2019 Elsevier Inc. Introduction: The concepts of ward-based pharmaceutical care as well as collaborative practice are still relatively novel in Poland, particularly in specialty areas of practice such as the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The purpose of this study was to identify the opinions and perceptions of Polish medical and pharmacy students towards the provision of pharmaceutical care services in the NICU as well as pharmacist integration into the ward-based multi-disciplinary NICU treating team. Methods: A cross-sectional, mixed-method survey was distributed among medical and pharmacy students at a large Polish medical university. Results: A total of 147 students completed the survey (74 pharmacy and 73 medical). Overall, there were statistically significant differences between the perspectives of medical and pharmacy students towards the provision of pharmaceutical care services in the NICU. For 11 out of 15 proposed clinical roles, a significantly lower proportion of medical students (M)agreed that pharmacists should perform these in the NICU compared to pharmacy students (P). These roles included participation in ward rounds (P = 82.4%, M = 38.4%, p < 0.001), therapeutic drug monitoring (P = 98.6%, M = 78.1%, p < 0.001), and monitoring total parenteral nutrition (P = 87.8%, M = 37%, p ≤ 0.001). Conclusions: Further investigation is needed to develop educational strategies directed at clinical, patient-centered, collaborative roles, particularly for specialty areas of practice such as the NICU, that have the potential to facilitate the provision of a more advanced and comprehensive level of pharmaceutical care.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.cptl.2019.01.010	en_US
dc.title	Pharmaceutical care in the neonatal intensive care unit: Perspectives of Polish medical and pharmacy students	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	4	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	11	en_US
utslib.for	1115 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences	en_US
utslib.for	1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Graduate School of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Students
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pubs.issue	4	en_US
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pubs.volume	11	en_US

Abstract:

© 2019 Elsevier Inc. Introduction: The concepts of ward-based pharmaceutical care as well as collaborative practice are still relatively novel in Poland, particularly in specialty areas of practice such as the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The purpose of this study was to identify the opinions and perceptions of Polish medical and pharmacy students towards the provision of pharmaceutical care services in the NICU as well as pharmacist integration into the ward-based multi-disciplinary NICU treating team. Methods: A cross-sectional, mixed-method survey was distributed among medical and pharmacy students at a large Polish medical university. Results: A total of 147 students completed the survey (74 pharmacy and 73 medical). Overall, there were statistically significant differences between the perspectives of medical and pharmacy students towards the provision of pharmaceutical care services in the NICU. For 11 out of 15 proposed clinical roles, a significantly lower proportion of medical students (M)agreed that pharmacists should perform these in the NICU compared to pharmacy students (P). These roles included participation in ward rounds (P = 82.4%, M = 38.4%, p < 0.001), therapeutic drug monitoring (P = 98.6%, M = 78.1%, p < 0.001), and monitoring total parenteral nutrition (P = 87.8%, M = 37%, p ≤ 0.001). Conclusions: Further investigation is needed to develop educational strategies directed at clinical, patient-centered, collaborative roles, particularly for specialty areas of practice such as the NICU, that have the potential to facilitate the provision of a more advanced and comprehensive level of pharmaceutical care.

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