Staff perceptions of an on-site clinical pharmacist program in an academic emergency department after one year.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Emergency department clinical pharmacists (EPh) serve a relatively new clinical role in emergency medicine. New EPh may still face barriers prior to working in the emergency department (ED), including staff acceptance. We aimed to assess staff perceptions of a university hospital EPh program 1 year after implementation.

Methods

We sent an electronic survey consisting of 7 multiple-choice questions, 17 5-point Likert-scale questions, and 1 free-text comment section to ED providers and nurses. The qualitatively validated survey assessed staff's general perceptions of the EPh and their clinical work.

Results

We received responses from 14 attending physicians, 34 emergency medicine residents, 5 mid-level providers, and 51 nurses (80% response rate). Overall,

SUBMITTER: Coralic Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3966455 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature