Historically, patient days were used to assess pharmacy staffing levels at Albany General Hospital. It was the impression of the director of pharmacy that patient days were an incomplete and therefore unacceptable indicator of personnel requirements. Therefore, a study was initiated to: 1) develop a methodology that would document and...
The purpose of this study was to document the life
history of the xylophagous elmid beetle, Lara avara. and to
estimate its contribution to wood degradation in Oregon
streams. Field collections, mark-recapture, and laboratory
rearing were used to determine details of the life cycle.
Laboratory feeding studies and field population...
A 140 bed community hospital was the setting where the development
and evaluation of a computer aided patient profile review system took
place. This clinically oriented system involved the review of patient's
drug regimen, diet, allergies, and laboratory tests for well documented
contraindications or interactions. The pharmacist was involved in...