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Evolution & Validation of Practice Standards
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Evolution & Validation of Practice Standards
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Evolution and Validation 0f Practice Standards, Training, and Professional Development

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There were eight American Society of Health-

System Pharmacists (ASHP)-accredited critical care

pharmacy residencies in 2001. Which annual abso-

lute value represents the approximate increase in

ASHP-accredited critical care residencies between

2001 and 2021?

A.5.
B.8.
C.12.
D.15.
7

Which best reflects the current conventional or

preferred postgraduate training pathway to clini-

cal pharmacy practice in an ICU providing level I

services?

A.Postgraduate year 1 (PGY1) residency with

focused critical care rotations.

B.PGY1 residency followed by on-the-job men-

tored training.

C.PGY1 and PGY2 critical care residency.
D.PGY1 and critical care traineeship.
8

When considering the five principles of team-based

health care delineated in the Institute of Medicine

(now National Academy of Medicine) discussion

paper, which of the other four principles is effective

communication most tightly linked to?

A.Shared goals.
B.Clear roles.
C.Mutual trust.
D.Measurable processes and outcomes.
9

Which statement is most accurate concerning the

mentor-mentee relationship as it pertains to the train-

ing and development of critical care pharmacists?

A.Formal mentoring relationships are restricted to

residency and fellowships.

B.Voluntary relationships that evolve and develop

through mutual interests have the greatest like-

lihood of success.

C.Mentored training programs are the only reli-

able pathway for the nonconventional training

of critical care pharmacists.

D.Most successful critical care pharmacists have

a single relevant mentor-mentee relationship

during their training and development.

10Which is the most accurate description of the rela-

tionship between the continuing pharmacy education

(CPE) and the continuing professional development

(CPD) of clinical pharmacists?

A.CPE and CPD are two distinctly different pro-

cesses for continuing development.

B.CPD is an individualized, self-directed, and

iterative process of development that replaces

traditional CPE.

C.CPE is strictly a didactic process, whereas CPD

incorporates many different learning strategies

and techniques.

D.CPD is an individualized, self-directed process

that typically incorporates relevant CPE as one

of the learning strategies.

11Which statement is most accurate relative to the

recently published standards of care and standard-

ized process of care for clinical pharmacy when

considering critical care pharmacy practice?

A.ICUs are highly individualized practice

environments that cannot easily conform to

broad-based, discipline-wide standards.

B.Critical care pharmacists have knowledge and

skill sets that are specific to their practice style

and environment and are not consistent with the

standards.

C.The standards of care and standardized process

of care are very consistent with critical care

pharmacy practice standards and expectations.

D.The standard process of care, which has evolved

around the β€œprovider status” efforts, is primar-

ily applicable to the ambulatory, primary care

environment of practice.

12Which is the best example of an audience that has

not traditionally been an important focus of critical

care pharmacists’ educational and teaching efforts?

A.Patients and families.
B.Pharmacy students.
C.Critical care physicians.
D.Critical care nurses.
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