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Table 3 Pharmacists’ learning needs met by the care of elders module (N=76)

From: A demonstration study comparing “role-emergent” versus “role-established” pharmacy clinical placement experiences in long-term care facilities

Questions*

 

Mean ± SD

1. The material provided was presented in an understandable manner.

4.4 ± 0.7

2. The program has met the stated learning objectives effectively.

4.4 ± 0.7

3. The jeopardy game was helpful and effective for learning

4.3 ± 0.8

4. How realistic and true-to-life was the case?

4.3 ± 0.8

5. Did the case embody problems and issues typically found in actual practice?

4.2 ± 0.8

6. Did the case complexity or difficulty level challenge you?

4.1 ± 0.9

7. Is the case complexity and difficult level appropriate for entry-level health personnel?

3.9 ± 0.8

8. Did you have sufficient knowledge from your own previous experience?

3.7 ± 0.8

9. How much new information about health/medical issues did you learn?

3.9 ± 0.8

10. How much did you learn about different professional roles and responsibilities in interdisciplinary settings?

3.9 ± 0.9

11. Did the panel provide new, critical information as needed?

4.2 ± 0.7

12. How much did you learn that is relevant to your own practice?

4.0 ± 0.8

13. Did the facilitator help your group to develop relevant pharmacy care plans?

4.5 ± 0.6

14. The jeopardy game was helpful and effective for learning

4.3 ± 0.7

15. Overall Assessment on a 1 to 5 scale

4.3 ± 0.7

16. Please suggest two or three things you learned today that were new information to you

Delirium vs. Dementia vs Depression

Interpreting laboratory values in seniors

Role of other Health Professions in senior care

Physiology and pharmacokinetic considerations that need to be made re – drug therapy in seniors

Process for developing care plans

17. Please name two to three changes in your own practice that you will implement as a result of what you learned:

Incorporate comprehensive patient care process for seniors, such as thorough assessment and monitoring

Incorporate inter-professional collaboration and referral processes

 

Will be able to better support students

  1. *Response Scale: 1=Not at all, 2=Poorly Met, 3=Fairly Met, 4=Largely Met, 5=Totally Met.