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Suitable for a stand-alone pharmacy lab course or for the lab portion of a pharmacy practice course, Pharmacy Labs for Technicians teaches students detailed lab procedures and skills using hands-on practice. Students learn both administrative and clinical procedures such as filling prescriptions, compounding medications, and preparing compounded sterile preparations.
This courseware provides students with comprehensive instruction on pharmacy technician practice along with coverage of business operations in a community pharmacy, infection control in the hospital, professionalism and ethics in the workplace, and advanced pharmacy technician careers.
As the most in-depth pharmacology courseware designed specifically for pharmacy technicians, this program provides students with the key concepts and pharmacology information required to succeed in the pharmacy. Students will develop an understanding of drug classes and the mechanisms of action for many drugs. They will also gain insight into why certain drugs are prescribed for particular disease states and obtain instruction for making informed, intelligent decisions when dispensing drugs.
With Pharmacy Calculations for Technicians, students learn the essential mathematics concepts and skills pharmacy technicians use on the job. Clear, complete examples and practice problems provide students with the required skills for calculating and preparing drug doses in both community and institutional pharmacy settings. Students are guided, step-by- step, through several calculation methods, including basic formula, ratio and proportion, dimensional analysis, and alligation.
In this second edition, all sterile compounding procedures align with revised USP (USP-NF 2023, Issue 1) and USP (USP43-NF38). Introducing the history, concepts, procedures, and revised USP , this courseware leads students through a step-by-step exploratory or procedural lab that provides an opportunity for students to demonstrate their understanding of these major concepts.
This courseware reviews content covered in the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (PTCE) and the Exam for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians (ExCPT). Students learn study and test-preparation strategies and tips for passing one of these high-stakes exams.
Paradigm's new courseware, Career Readiness & Externships: Soft Skills for Pharmacy Technicians, introduces and reinforces the professional habits and soft skills required to bridge the gap between formal education and employment. This courseware provides a unique pharmacy technician perspective on traditional soft skills and career preparation activities.
Being prepared to respond to natural disasters, terrorist events, and contagious diseases has become an important competency for pharmacy technicians. Yet most instructors wonder: What do my students need to know?
This textbook features a special eChapter for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians and distills the essential, cutting-edge information about how communities and health care facilities prepare and manage the response processes, meeting federal guidelines.
With this supplemental textbook, you can help your pharmacy technician students better understand how to provide culturally competent patient care. They will learn about the different communication styles of prevalent ethnic groups and how each culture commonly relays and receives information.
As the nation's healthcare system evolves, pharmacy technician roles are expanding to better support pharmacists. APhA recognizes the need to support the entire pharmacy team and is excited to offer the following resources to support each pharmacy technician through their career.
The completely revised 4th edition of the Pharmacy Technician Certification Quick-Study Guide thoroughly covers all PTCE content domains and conveys what technicians need to know in a concise outline format.
Endorsed by the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), The Pharmacy Technician, 7e, is a valuable tool for pharmacy technician students. This applied, accessible book is a practical text for understanding the principles, career concepts, and pharmacy skills needed to be a successful pharmacy technician. It offers clear, concise information to help students learn the material and pass the national certification exams: the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (PTCE), and the Exam for Certification of Pharmacy Technicians (ExCPT). This book was designed to be accompanied by The Pharmacy Technician, Workbook & Certification Review, 7e, to help prepare for the certification exams.
This textbook aligns with the Fifth Edition of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Model Curriculum for Pharmacy Technician Education and Training Programs and the 2020 content outline for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Examination (PTCE).
For distance learning courses, we offer The Pharmacy Technician, 7e and The Pharmacy Technician Workbook and Certification Review, 7e as a combined product on the interactive Top Hat learning platform, a great tool for preparing for the national certification exams! This is available as a digital-only product, but can also be made available with print copies of both titles. Click here to schedule a demo.
The Seventh Edition maintains the features and comprehensive coverage of the previous edition, but it has been carefully updated throughout to reflect current standards and practice for professional pharmacy technicians, specifically including alignment with:
Throughout, the Seventh Edition of The Pharmacy Technician has been modified to present information in a more current and more effective way so that pharmacy technicians develop professional competence and practice.
Perspective Press is the developer of The Pharmacy Technician, the best-selling text for pharmacy technician training that is endorsed by the American Pharmacists Association. The Pharmacy Technician employs a visual two-page spread approach that integrates text and graphics and presents topics in content-specific learning landscapes.
Dennis Hogan founded Perspective Press in 1993 with the goal of publishing visually-oriented texts that were easier and more effective learning tools. Prior to that, Dennis spent more than fifteen years in various publishing roles at Prentice-Hall. He also spent nearly two decades developing and managing National Geographic Learning, a leading English language learning publisher. He believes that textbooks can be powerful learning tools if they reflect life authentically and visually.
NOTE: This class is a hybrid class. Lecture portion will be completed online. Students will be divided into lab groups consisting of less than 9 per group to promote social distancing. Lab times are assigned on one of the scheduled class days. Clinical times may change or vary due to hospital availability.
NOTE: Students are only allowed two attempts at the NA II Competency Testing course. If you are unsuccessful at the two attempts, you will be required by PCC to take the full NA II program for recertification. Each attempt must be paid separately.
Would you like to learn how to provide personal care and perform basic nursing skills. Our NA I program includes classroom, lab, and clinical learning experiences. If you desire to enroll in this class, you must meet admission requirements. At the end of the course, a successful graduate will receive a certificate of course completion and assistance with application process for the Credentia/Pearson Vue NC State Testing (testing fee is $140, paid via www.pearsonvue.com). We are offering a hybrid class and a traditional class. Lecture portion for the hybrid class will be completed online. Students will be divided into lab groups consisting of less than 9 per group to promote social distancing. Lab times are assigned on one of the scheduled class days. 132 hours. Cost: $213, Books: approximately $48.
Pre-requisite: Must be previously listed as a NAI. This course offers a Refresher on Nurse Aide I materials and skills. The student is eligible if NAI has expired (no more than 5 years of expiration) or certified in another state and desires certification in NC. A photo ID copy is needed and verification of Social Security Card. Both photo ID and SS card must match for NACES Testing. 40 hours. Cost: $135. Books: approximately $50. Credentia/Pearson Vue State Testing fee is $140, paid via www.pearsonvue.com.
This course is designed to provide the student an opportunity to demonstrate competency skills required by the NC Board of Nursing to practice as a NA II. Students who have been off the NA II registry 24 months or less are eligible to take this test. The student must be active on the NA I registry and have been listed on the NA II registry. Students successfully demonstrating all required skills will be referred to the Board of Nursing for re-listing on the NA II registry. Note: Students are only allowed two attempts at the NA II Competency Testing course. If you are unsuccessful at the two attempts, you will be required by PCC to take the full NA II program for recertification. Each attempt must be paid separately. 8 hours. Cost: $80; NA II Supply Kit: $90.
Do you want to become qualified as a Medication Aide? This course will cover the six rights of medication administration for non-licensed personnel including: medication administration via the oral, topical and instillation routes; medical asepsis; hand hygiene; terminology; and legal implications. Upon completion, you should be able to take the competency exam and demonstrate skills necessary to qualify for listing on the NC Medication Aide Registry. You must be a Nurse Aide I to work as a Medication Aide in a Skilled Nursing Facility. 24 hours. Cost: $80; book is approximately $35. Medication Aide Testing Fee: $59.
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