Pharmacy Labs for Technicians: Text with NRx Simulation Software CD

Sparks, Jason P.

ISBN 10: 0763852406 / ISBN 13: 9780763852405

Published by Paradigm Educ Solutions, 2013

Acceptable. Dust Jacket NOT present. CD WILL BE MISSING. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. Seller Inventory # ERICA82907638524062

Synopsis:

Pharmacy Labs for Technicians, Second Edition teaches students detailed lab procedures and skills using hands-on practice. Included are 34 labs that teach administrative and clinical procedures such as using pharmacy reference texts, filling prescriptions, compounding medications, and preparing sterile intravenous products. Essential background and context with each lab reinforces learning by helping students understand the reasons for protocols. CD packaged with text offers realistic practice using a simulation of the latest version of QS/1’s NRx pharmacy management software—the most widely used product on the market. New!—Two new labs—one in the Community Pharmacy Practice unit, and one in the Institutional Pharmacy Practice unit. New!—Additional and updated photographs taken in Austin Community College’s state-of-the-art pharmacy technician training lab. Full-color photographs and illustrations demonstrate steps and equipment

About the Author: Jason P. Sparks, MEd, CPhT, is an experienced instructional and curriculum designer who has taught courses in pharmacy practice, law, mathematics, and medical ethics. Formerly Coordinator of the Allied Health, Natural Sciences, and Emergency Management Division at Mid-South Community College, West Memphis, AR; and an Associate Professor with the Department of Pharmacy Technology at Austin Community College, Austin, Texas; he continues to serve as an author, educator, and consultant in the field of pharmacy technology. Jason has also served as an item writer for PTCB's Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam. He is certified by the College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, as an ACPE Instructor in Aseptic Technique for Pharmacy Technicians. Jason has been working as a pharmacy technician in both community and institutional pharmacy settings since 2000. In 2007, he was named Pharmacy Technician of the Year by the Texas Pharmacy Association. Jason currently resides in Arlington, Virginia. Lisa McCartney, BAAS, CPhT, PhTR, is the department chair for the ASHP Accredited pharmacy technician program at Austin Community College. She has been educating pharmacy technicians since 1999. Lisa has worked as a pharmacy technician for over 30 years. She is a subject matter expert in the area of sterile compounding and aseptic technique, and has been an ACPE certified instructor in sterile product preparation and aseptic technique since 1997. Lisa has a wide range of pharmacy experience, including the community, hospital, and oncology pharmacy settings. She became a PTCB certified pharmacy technician in 1995 and has been registered with the State of Texas since 2005. Lisa received the 2012 Roy Kemp award from the Pharmacy Technician Educator's Council. Lisa is the author of the EMC/Paradigm book, Sterile Compounding and Aseptic Technique: Concepts, Training, and Assessment for Pharmacy Technicians.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Pharmacy Labs for Technicians: Text with NRx...
Publisher: Paradigm Educ Solutions
Publication Date: 2013
Binding: spiral_bound
Condition: Acceptable
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Edition: 2nd Edition
Book Type: book