Soft Skills
What skill helps a pharmacist clearly explain how to take medication to a patient?
Communication
What hard skill allows a pharmacist to correctly measure and calculate medication doses?
Dosage calculations
A patient doesn’t know how to take their medication. What should the pharmacist do?
Explain clearly how and when to take it
What does PharmD stand for?
Doctor of Pharmacy
What skill is used when a pharmacist has to reach out to other doctors specializing in different fields to figure something out?
Teamwork
What technical skill helps a pharmacist read blood test and kidney function results?
Interpreting lab values
A patient comes in frantically demanding a medication that must be prescribed by a dermatologist. What do you tell her?
Pharmacists give advice and recommendations, you would refer her to a dermatologist in a calm manner to avoid escalating the situation.
What is the name of the national exam pharmacists must pass in Canada to become licensed?
PEBC (Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada)
In what scenario would a pharmacist need to practice stress management?
Answers may vary.
e.g. uncooperative patients, medical emergencies, handling medical mistakes.
What hard skill helps a pharmacist understand how medicines work in the body?
Knowledge of pharmacology
A doctor accidentally prescribes the adult dose for a child. What steps would the pharmacist take to correct this prescription?
The pharmacist must contact the doctor and leave a note explaining the reason for the change.
What is the OSCE portion of the exam used to test? What does it stand for?
Real-life patient care and clinical decision-making skills. Stands for: Objective Structured Clinical Exam.