Deirdre Hemmings 
Patient Assessment in Pharmacy [EPUB ebook] 
A Culturally Competent Approach

Pharmacy is the science and technique of preparing, dispensing, and reviewing drugs and providing additional clinicalservices. It is a health profession that links health sciences with pharmaceutical sciences and aims to ensure the safe, effective, and affordable use of drugs. This comprehensive title is an indispensable resource for pharmacists looking to learnor improve crucial patient assessment skills relevant to all Handbook of Institutional Pharmacy Practicesettings. This textbook fills the significantresource gaps in patient assessment that are needed by pharmacists to provide optimal patient-centered pharmacy services, including primary care. There are several areas that are covered in detail, as other sources do not exist for this information.This text provides skills needed to monitor a patient’s drug therapy or assist in controlling their chronic disease. It is a text thatshows the reader how to integrate physical findings into the overall assessment process. It shows the reader how to integratepathophysiology, medical history, physical findings, and laboratory tests to accurately assess and monitor patient problems.The focus of this textbook is on the management of patients with chronic diseases in the ambulatory care and communitypharmacy setting. It will be of great benefit to pharmacists, regardless of their practice setting, and to pharmacy students aswell.