Perceived value and priorities for nursing facility staff training from consultant pharmacists.
OBJECTIVE
Identify areas of key interest for training among nursing facility team members.


METHODS
Cross-sectional; nursing facility team


METHODS
Random phone survey of nursing facility health care team


METHODS
540 nursing facility team members (practicing in nursing facilities, interacting with > or = 1 consultant pharmacist): 120 medical directors, 210 directors of nursing, and 210 administrators.


METHODS
Directors of nursing, medical directors, and administrators were asked to rate their interest in consultant pharmacist's provision of 15 training topics.


METHODS
Participants from each group were asked to select the top three training materials they are most interested in having their consultant pharmacist provide.


RESULTS
The top seven selections for training materials were ranked in the top seven for all groups, (medical directors, directors of nursing, administrators, and teams combined) and in particular, the top four were consistently selected by 25% or more of each group.


CONCLUSIONS
Previous section survey results indicate that facility staff rate consultant pharmacist performance in the area of training as low. Consultant pharmacists should consider selecting one of the top seven and in particular the top four topics as possible training materials within their facilities.
Clark
Thomas R
TR
American Society of Consultant Pharmacists Foundation, Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3563, USA. tclark@ascp.com
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003253:Consultants; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003625:Data Collection; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010593:Pharmaceutical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010595:Pharmacists / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D024382:Professional Role; D014481:United States