PQ APRIL 2014 | Issue 06
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A Day in the Life Part two
by Brent Horyn, B.Sc.Pharm., ACPR,. Pharmacist, Trauma/Neurosurgery, Royal Alexandra Hospital
In the last issue of PQ we had the opportunity to interview
Brent Horyn, a clinical pharmacist on the neurosurgery
unit at the Royal Alexandra Hospital. He shared with us
what his typical day looks like and some of his unique
approaches to patient care. Now we conclude the
interview with a discussion about Advanced Prescribing
Authority.
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longer have to tell patients what I hope to get the
doctor to order. Instead, I tell the patient what
they will
have the freedom the provide discharge
prescriptions which can facilitate timely
discharges. Nurses all know that pharmacists are
prescribers now, so when they need something
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much more accessible-‐ and approach us to order
medications. There have been several studies of
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