Cargando…

Effect of a Simulated Activity on Student Ability, Preparedness, and Confidence in Applying the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process to Contraceptive Prescribing

Several states now permit pharmacists to prescribe hormonal contraception. Consequently, some schools of pharmacy now incorporate activities intending to prepare students to offer this service. This study aimed to assess the impact of a simulated activity on student pharmacists’ readiness for, abili...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Lynch, Sarah E., Griffin, Brooke, Stewart-Lynch, Autumn, Vest, Kathleen M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7558070/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32824468
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy8030146
_version_ 1783594557714202624
author Lynch, Sarah E.
Griffin, Brooke
Stewart-Lynch, Autumn
Vest, Kathleen M.
author_facet Lynch, Sarah E.
Griffin, Brooke
Stewart-Lynch, Autumn
Vest, Kathleen M.
author_sort Lynch, Sarah E.
collection PubMed
description Several states now permit pharmacists to prescribe hormonal contraception. Consequently, some schools of pharmacy now incorporate activities intending to prepare students to offer this service. This study aimed to assess the impact of a simulated activity on student pharmacists’ readiness for, ability to use, and confidence in applying the Pharmacists Patient Care Process along with the United States Medical Eligibility Criteria to a patient seeking contraception. Students completed a contraceptive-prescribing simulation with standardized patients. Scores were analyzed for safe and appropriate prescribing practices. Pre- and post-workshop surveys measured confidence and perceived preparedness. Chi-square and Mann–Whitney U tests were used to analyze categorical variables and Likert-scale data, respectively.The mean activity score was 86% (median 90%), with significant change in student confidence of ability to complete the process (p < 0.0001). The majority of students at baseline (52.2%) and follow up (53.2%) reported needing more practice during advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPEs) to feel prepared. There was a significant change pre/post in students who agreed that their curriculum prepared them (15% to 28.7%, p = 0.0014). This study suggests that students are able to safely and appropriately prescribe contraception in a simulated activity. The activity increased student reported confidence and moved some students towards readiness for contraceptive prescribing.
format Online
Article
Text
id pubmed-7558070
institution National Center for Biotechnology Information
language English
publishDate 2020
publisher MDPI
record_format MEDLINE/PubMed
spelling pubmed-75580702020-10-22 Effect of a Simulated Activity on Student Ability, Preparedness, and Confidence in Applying the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process to Contraceptive Prescribing Lynch, Sarah E. Griffin, Brooke Stewart-Lynch, Autumn Vest, Kathleen M. Pharmacy (Basel) Article Several states now permit pharmacists to prescribe hormonal contraception. Consequently, some schools of pharmacy now incorporate activities intending to prepare students to offer this service. This study aimed to assess the impact of a simulated activity on student pharmacists’ readiness for, ability to use, and confidence in applying the Pharmacists Patient Care Process along with the United States Medical Eligibility Criteria to a patient seeking contraception. Students completed a contraceptive-prescribing simulation with standardized patients. Scores were analyzed for safe and appropriate prescribing practices. Pre- and post-workshop surveys measured confidence and perceived preparedness. Chi-square and Mann–Whitney U tests were used to analyze categorical variables and Likert-scale data, respectively.The mean activity score was 86% (median 90%), with significant change in student confidence of ability to complete the process (p < 0.0001). The majority of students at baseline (52.2%) and follow up (53.2%) reported needing more practice during advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPEs) to feel prepared. There was a significant change pre/post in students who agreed that their curriculum prepared them (15% to 28.7%, p = 0.0014). This study suggests that students are able to safely and appropriately prescribe contraception in a simulated activity. The activity increased student reported confidence and moved some students towards readiness for contraceptive prescribing. MDPI 2020-08-17 /pmc/articles/PMC7558070/ /pubmed/32824468 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy8030146 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
spellingShingle Article
Lynch, Sarah E.
Griffin, Brooke
Stewart-Lynch, Autumn
Vest, Kathleen M.
Effect of a Simulated Activity on Student Ability, Preparedness, and Confidence in Applying the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process to Contraceptive Prescribing
title Effect of a Simulated Activity on Student Ability, Preparedness, and Confidence in Applying the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process to Contraceptive Prescribing
title_full Effect of a Simulated Activity on Student Ability, Preparedness, and Confidence in Applying the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process to Contraceptive Prescribing
title_fullStr Effect of a Simulated Activity on Student Ability, Preparedness, and Confidence in Applying the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process to Contraceptive Prescribing
title_full_unstemmed Effect of a Simulated Activity on Student Ability, Preparedness, and Confidence in Applying the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process to Contraceptive Prescribing
title_short Effect of a Simulated Activity on Student Ability, Preparedness, and Confidence in Applying the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process to Contraceptive Prescribing
title_sort effect of a simulated activity on student ability, preparedness, and confidence in applying the pharmacists’ patient care process to contraceptive prescribing
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7558070/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32824468
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy8030146
work_keys_str_mv AT lynchsarahe effectofasimulatedactivityonstudentabilitypreparednessandconfidenceinapplyingthepharmacistspatientcareprocesstocontraceptiveprescribing
AT griffinbrooke effectofasimulatedactivityonstudentabilitypreparednessandconfidenceinapplyingthepharmacistspatientcareprocesstocontraceptiveprescribing
AT stewartlynchautumn effectofasimulatedactivityonstudentabilitypreparednessandconfidenceinapplyingthepharmacistspatientcareprocesstocontraceptiveprescribing
AT vestkathleenm effectofasimulatedactivityonstudentabilitypreparednessandconfidenceinapplyingthepharmacistspatientcareprocesstocontraceptiveprescribing