Form 2B, Page 1 FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE NON-COLLEGE CREDIT COURSE OUTLINE COURSE NUMBER: PTN 0084 COURSE TITLE: Pharmacy Technician I PREREQUISITE(S): HSC 0003 COREQUISITE(S): TOTAL CONTACT HOURS: (For Office Use Only: Vocational Credits 12 ) None 360 Hours FACULTY WORKLOAD POINTS: 12 STANDARDIZED CLASS SIZE ALLOCATION: 24 COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course provides a study of and introduction to pharmacy and its role in providing patient care services and includes a review of basic mathematics focusing on its application to common pharmaceutical calculations. SUGGESTED TEXT(S) Pharmacy Practice for Technicians, Durgin Latest Edition 2010 Pharmacy Calculations for Technicians (W/CD) Ballington Latest Edition, 2009 IMPLEMENTATION DATE: Fall 2011 (20121) Proposal 2011-55 REVIEW OR MODIFICATION DATE: Fall Term, 2013 (20141) Proposal 2013-10
Form 2B, Page 2 COURSE TOPICS CONTACT HOURS PER TOPIC I. Introduction to Pharmacy 22.5 II. Human Relations Skills 20 III. Clerical Duties 22.5 IV. Pharmaceutical Abbreviations 30 V. Pharmaceuticals & Drug Classifications 45 VI. Medical and Legal Considerations 35 VII. Inventory Control 45 VIII. Drug Measurements & Calculations 60 IX. Lab Practice 80 360
Form 2B, Page 3 PROGRAM TITLE: Pharmacy Technician COURSE TITLE: Pharmacy Technician 1 CIP NUMBER: 0351080506 LIST PERFORMANCE STANDARD ADDRESSED: NUMBER(S): TITLES(S): 17.0 PRACTICE HUMAN RELATION SKILLS. -- The student will be able to: 17.01 Identify the meaning and duties of a pharmacy technician. 17.02 Discuss the organizational flow of responsibilities within a pharmacy setting. 17.03 Establish and maintain a professional rapport with co-workers. 17.04 Demonstrate an understanding of the Situation Background Assessment Recommendation (SBAR) communication model. 17.05 Identify the current trends and perspectives related to the management of pharmacy health care organizations. 17.06 Identify the means by which the application of team building can facilitate change within the pharmacy working environment. 18.0 IDENTIFY PHARMACEUTICAL ABBREVIATIONS AND TERMINOLOGY AS RELATED TO COMMUNITY PHARMACY PRACTICE. -- The student will be able to: 18.01 Use pharmaceutical medical terminology. 18.02 Define the major symbols and abbreviations used on prescriptions and state the meaning. 19.0 IDENTIFY MEDICAL AND LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS. -- The student will be able to: 19.01 Discuss the significance and scope of current national and Florida law and administrative rules as they relate to the practice of the pharmacy technician. 19.02 Discuss medical legal concepts as they relate to the practice of the pharmacy technician. 19.03 Discuss the need for accurate pharmacy documentation and recordkeeping. 19.04 State valid reasons for confidentiality of patient information. 19.05 Discuss the patient s Bill of Rights as it relates to pharmacy. 19.06 Discuss pertinent laws governing pharmacy practice such as false prescriptions and an impaired person. 19.07 Identify controlled substance and their applicable regulations. 19.08 Discuss the Florida Right to Know Act with respect to hazardous materials. 19.09 Implement appropriate The Joint Commission patient safety goals 20.0 PERFORM CLERICAL DUTIES. -- The student will be able to: 20.01 Identify computer applications used in pharmacy. 20.02 Demonstrate computer applications in processing pharmacy prescription data. 20.03 Identify the application of facsimile equipment in generating patient prescriptions.
Form 2B, Page 4 LIST PERFORMANCE STANDARD ADDRESSED: (Continued) NUMBER(S): TITLES(S): 20.04 Demonstrate the application of office equipment in duplicating patient prescriptions. 20.05 Maintain patient profiles. 20.06 Demonstrate telephone communication skills and routine inquiries. 20.07 Identifies appropriate practice standards pertaining to patient counseling. 20.08 Demonstrate the knowledge of systems used in maintaining pharmacy records. 21.0 DEMONSTRATE KNOWLEDGE OF BASIC PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY AND DRUG CLASSIFICATION AS IT RELATES TO THE HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY. The student will be able to: 21.01 Define the major classifications of pharmaceuticals. 21.02 Identify the sources from which medications are produced. 21.03 Define poison; define placebo. 21.04 List the two official compendia of standards for quality and purity of drugs and authoritative information on dosage and administration and list six non-official reference manuals. 21.05 Display knowledge of trade names and generic name equivalents, chemical names. 22.0 DEMONSTRATE KNOWLEDGE OF INVENTORY CONTROL. -- The student will be able to: 22.01 Display knowledge or prescription pricing systems used in pharmacy. 22.02 Maintain stock inventory. 22.03 Prepare electronic purchase orders. 22.04 Receive, store and distribute pharmaceutical supplies. 22.05 Define industry standards in purchasing pharmaceutical supplies. 22.06 Define industry standards in management of Investigational Drugs 22.07 Display knowledge of purchasing, storage and disposal of Pharmaceutical materials 23.0 INITIATE MEASUREMENT AND CALCULATING TECHNIQUES AS IT RELATES TO COMMUNITY PRACTICE. --The student will be able to: 23.01 Explain the difference between a cubic centimeter and a milliliter. 23.02 Use common pharmaceutical weighing equipment. 23.03 Use common pharmaceutical volume measurement equipment. 23.04 Display knowledge of United States Pharmacopeia (USP) 795 standards 23.05 Explain the technique of preparing common pharmaceutical compounds. 23.06 Convert measurements within the apothecary, avoirdupois, and metric systems. 23.07 Demonstrate knowledge of common pharmaceutical calculations.
Florida State College At Jacksonville Course Learning Outcomes & Assessment NOTE: Use either the Tab key or mouse click to move from field to field. The box will expand to accommodate your entry. Section 1 COURSE PREFIX AND NUMBER: PTN 0084 COURSE TITLE: Pharmacy Technician 1 Section 2 TYPE OF COURSE: (Click on the box to check all that apply) SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS (CC): CONTACT HOURS (NCC): 360 AA Elective AS Required Professional Course College Prep AS Professional Elective AAS Required Professional Course Technical Certificate Other PSAV Apprenticeship General Education: (For General Education courses, you must also complete Section 3 and Section 8) Section 3 (If applicable) INDICATE BELOW THE DISCIPLINE AREA FOR GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES: Communications Social & Behavioral Sciences Mathematics Natural Sciences Humanities Section 4 INTELLECTUAL COMPETENCIES: Reading Speaking Critical Analysis Quantitative Skills Scientific Method of Inquiry Writing Listening Information Literacy Ethical Judgment Working Collaboratively Section 5 STATE GENERAL EDUCATION LEARNING OUTCOME AREA Communication Critical Thinking Scientific and Quantitative Reasoning Information Global Sociocultural Responsibility Literacy Section 6 LEARNING OUTCOMES 2 Practice human relation skills. Identify pharmaceutical abbrev. and 3 terminology as related to community pharmacy practice. Type of Outcome: Gen. Ed,, Course METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
Section 6 (Continued) LEARNING OUTCOMES Identify medical and legal considerations. 4 Perform 5 clerical duties. Demonstrate knowledge of basic pharmaceutical chemistry and drug 6 classification as it relates to the human physiology. Demonstrate knowledge of inventory 7 control. Prepare 8 intravenous admixtures. Initiate measurement and calculating techniques 9 as it relates to community practice. Demonstrate a basic knowledge of pharmaceutical chemistry as it relates to the human physiology. Prepare and deliver medications. Prepackage unit dose medications. Type of Outcome: Gen. Ed,, Course METHOD OF ASSESSMENT Section 7 Name of Person Completing This Form: Lenora D. Bodway RN, RDMS, MSN/Ed. Date: 3/17/2013