Pharmacists' perceptions of pharmacy technician occupational values.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pharmacy technician scope of practice has expanded in recent years to attempt to alleviate the responsibility burden placed on pharmacists in some states. However, little research has examined the ways in which pharmacists attempt to persuade technicians to take on additional roles. Management literature has identified the importance of understanding employee values in crafting persuasive role expansion messaging. Objectives: Identify the occupational values which pharmacists believe are the most important to pharmacy technicians when attempting to craft messages aimed at increasing technician involvement in advanced roles.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with pharmacists across multiple practice settings to identify how important they believe ni

SUBMITTER: Sparkmon W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10685301 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature