title: Effects of primary nursing on pharmaceutical services.
abstract: The effects of primary care nursing on the provision of pharmaceutical services are discussed. Primary care nursing poses advantages and disadvantages for pharmacy. It makes communications and distribution more complex, except when pharmaceutical services are decentralized. Introduction of innovative patient care pharmaceutical services has been made more difficult. Solutions to these problems include assigning pharmacist/technician teams to specific patient-care areas, orienting nursing staff to the pharmacy department, and establishing committees to handle potential problems.
mesh_terms: D008510:Medication Systems, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011321:Primary Nursing