2023/08/07 by Natalie Kennie‐Kaulbach, Natalie Kennie-Kaulbach, Karen Cameron +7 · 1 voice · 3 citations
Health Professions · Medicine · #Interprofessional Education and Collaboration #Nursing Roles and Practices #Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
paper · pdf · doi:10.1093/ijpp/riad057
published in International Journal of Pharmacy Practice 31(6), 585-593 (Oxford University Press (OUP))
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Abstract Objectives The aim of this scoping review was to identify and characterise pharmacy students’ contributions to extend pharmacist’s direct patient care during inpatient hospital experiential rotations. Methods A search of PubMed, Embase and CINAHL databases from 2000 to July 2021 was conducted. Articles were included if they involved pharmacy students during experiential rotations, described student’s contribution to direct patient care in the inpatient hospital setting, and reported outcomes. Included articles were categorised according to clinical pharmacy key performance indicators (cpKPIs) and non-cpKPI care activities. Students’ contributions to reported outcomes were extracted and summarised. Key findings Thirty-six of 1182 identified articles were included which were either descriptive or quasi-experimental design. Studies reported student involvement in the delivery of single or multiple cpKPIs: medication reconciliation on admission (n = 13), pharmaceutical care (n = 13), interprofessional care rounds (n = 4), patient education during hospital stay (n = 6), medication reconciliation at discharge (n = 7) and patient education at discharge (n = 10). Eight studies reported student involvement in non-cpKPI activities, including clinical interventions (n = 5), clinical services (n = 2) and postdischarge follow-up (n = 1). Reported outcomes included service measure counts, process and clinical outcome measures. Summary This review identified the contributions of pharmacy students in the provision of a range of direct patient care services and associated outcomes during experiential rotations in the inpatient hospital setting. Students delivering care as part of the pharmacy team as ‘care extenders’ has the potential to expose more patients to key pharmacist activities that have been linked to demonstrated positive outcomes.