RESUMO
A slide-tape audiovisual program was developed by a university-based drug information center for the purpose of familiarizing the nursing staff with our institution's formulary. The formulary contains useful information on medications stocked by our pharmacy, including costs, dosage forms, policies and procedures governing the pharmacy department, and many useful tables and figures. It was felt that the nursing staff was not aware of these components and thus, was not optimally utilizing the formulary. Nurses taking a test after the slide-tape presentation scored higher on the average than nurses from similar nursing stations who had not seen the presentation. These results, as well as the positive subjective responses from the individual nurses regarding the presentation, indicate that the slide-tape format is an effective means of acquainting the nursing staff with the hospital formulary. It is anticipated that this new awareness of the formulary will result in its more efficient use and further promote the pharmacy department as an information provider.
Assuntos
Serviços de Informação sobre Medicamentos , Formulários de Hospitais como Assunto , Recursos Humanos de Enfermagem Hospitalar/educação , Recursos Audiovisuais , Chicago , Hospitais com mais de 500 Leitos , HumanosRESUMO
A formal study was attempted to assess the utility of the various online database sources for obtaining material in the fields of occupational and environmental health. Five databases were studied comparatively: BIOSIS, ENVIROLINE, EXCERPTA MEDICA, MEDLINE, and TOXLINE. In addition to crossdatabase searching to draw comparisons, a study of the journal coverage of four of these databases was completed. The goal of this effort was to establish some "databases of choice" for searching the literature.
RESUMO
An analysis of the functions performed at a drug information center (DIC) is described as the basis for hiring personnel. A functional job analysis demonstrated a division in the duties of DIC personnel. The workload demanded a drug literature specialist (DLS) to access, store, and retrieve drug information, and a practitioner in drug information (PDI) to analyze this information and make the appropriate clinical judgements. The DIC hired a DLS with a background in library science and experience with computer searching techniques to work with the PDI. It is suggested that the combination of a qualified librarian and a drug information pharmacist can provide the DIC with the optimal personnel. The analysis was a valuable tool in selecting personnel who possess the appropriate skills, job understanding, attitude, and innovative abilities.
