Khan Abdul Nabeel, Khan Muhammad Umair, Shoaib Muhammad Harris, Yousuf Rabia Ismail, Mir Salman Ali
Pharm D. College of Pharmacy, Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Lecturer, UCSI University, Malaysia.
Oman Med J. 2014 Jul;29(4):271-5. doi: 10.5001/omj.2014.71.
To explore the nurses' expectations and experience about pharmacists in private sector hospitals of Karachi, Pakistan.
A cross-sectional study was conducted from June to September 2012 in five private sector hospitals of Karachi, Pakistan. A convenient sample of nurses (n=377) were enrolled in this study. Data was obtained through a previously validated questionnaire. Responses were statistically analyzed using SPSSv.17.
Questionnaires were returned giving a response rate of 63.6% of which 20 were unusable (n=240). Out of the remaining 220, 24.1% (n=53) responded that they never or rarely interacted with a pharmacist. Respondents who expect pharmacists to collaborate with nurses to solve drug related problems were 45% (n=99). Nurses' experience of pharmacists was not substantial as only 44.5% (n=98) respondents consider pharmacists as a reliable source of clinical drug information.
The role of pharmacists is not well appreciated among nurses in Pakistan. Hence, pharmacists must bridge the observed gap and use a more strategic and consistent approach to build a more positive image in line with other healthcare professionals and in providing patient-centred pharmaceutical care. This research would impress upon the pharmacists the need to redefine their role in the healthcare settings.
探讨巴基斯坦卡拉奇私立医院护士对药剂师的期望和体验。
2012年6月至9月在巴基斯坦卡拉奇的五家私立医院进行了一项横断面研究。本研究纳入了方便抽样的护士（n = 377）。数据通过先前验证过的问卷获得。使用SPSSv.17对回答进行统计学分析。
问卷回收率为63.6%，其中20份不可用（n = 240）。在其余220份问卷中，24.1%（n = 53）的人回答他们从未或很少与药剂师互动。期望药剂师与护士合作解决药物相关问题的受访者占45%（n = 99）。护士对药剂师的体验并不丰富，只有44.5%（n = 98）的受访者认为药剂师是临床药物信息的可靠来源。
在巴基斯坦，药剂师的作用在护士中并未得到充分认可。因此，药剂师必须弥补观察到的差距，采用更具战略性和一致性的方法，以建立与其他医疗保健专业人员一致的更积极形象，并提供以患者为中心的药学服务。本研究将使药剂师认识到需要重新定义他们在医疗环境中的角色。
