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What percentage of your current practice role is focused on patients receiving end-of-life palliative or hospice care?
a.
0% - I don’t have a practice focus that includes patients receiving end-of-life palliative or hospice care.
b.
About 10%
c.
About 25%
d.
About 50%
e.
About 75%
f.
100% - My practice role is entirely focused on patients receiving end-of-life palliative or hospice care.
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Which of the following practice types most closely aligns with your organization?
a.
Academic setting
b.
Community setting
c.
Government setting
d.
N/A
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Which geographic area do you practice in?
a.
West Coast
b.
Midwest
c.
Southeast
d.
Northeast
e.
N/A
Employer:
Fill in your answer.
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What is the difference between hospice and palliative care?
a.
Hospice and palliative care are terms that can be used interchangeably.
b.
Hospice care is for people with a life expectancy of 1 year or less, while palliative care is for people with a life expectancy of 6 months or less.
c.
Hospice care can be provided alongside curative treatments, while palliative care is not provided with curative treatments.
d.
Hospice focuses on comfort and support at the end of life, while palliative care addresses psychological concerns or physical symptom management at any stage of a serious illness.
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According to federal regulations, which professional is a required member of the hospice interdisciplinary team?
a.
Dietitian
b.
Mental health counselor
c.
Pharmacist
d.
Social worker
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A pharmacist in a palliative care setting is preparing to dispense a nonstandard liquid formulation of an antiemetic for a patient experiencing nausea and vomiting who can no longer swallow pills. Which tasks would a pharmacy technician most likely perform to support this process?
a.
Formulating the compounding recipe and determining the beyond-use date for the medication
b.
Preparing the liquid suspension under the supervision of a pharmacist according to the prescribed formulation
c.
Conducting a final check to ensure the medication is correctly labeled and prepared before dispensing
d.
Counseling the patient on the proper administration technique for the liquid suspension using the teach-back method
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Within the context of palliative care, which activity best describes the “Collect” component of the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process?
a.
Create a cost-effective medication regimen that is easy to administer for the patient and caregiver.
b.
Recommend a spiritual counselor based on the patient’s expressed needs and concerns.
c.
Obtain a comprehensive medication list and assess pertinent subjective and objective information, including the patient’s goals for care.
d.
Adjust the dose of an opioid medication based on the patient’s reported pain score.
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A palliative care pharmacist and pharmacy technician work with the inpatient pharmacy to obtain a higher concentration of hydromorphone to be administered subcutaneously to a patient in hospice. The interdisciplinary team decided to use this medication after discussing the patient’s past medication trials and inability to establish an intravenous line. Prior to the technician preparing the medication, the pharmacist explains the use of the medication and how it will be administered to the patient using the teach-back method. Which best describes this pharmacist-specific contribution?
a.
Assess
b.
Plan
c.
Implement
d.
Follow-up
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Before participating in the activity, how confident are you in the responsibilities of pharmacy technicians on the palliative care interdisciplinary team?
a.
Not at all
b.
Somewhat
c.
Moderately
d.
Very
e.
Extremely
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I can fill this out for you — I need a couple of personal items (percent of your practice focused on palliative/hospice, practice type, geographic area, employer, and your confidence level). Below I give a suggested/completed version for the knowledge items plus a template you can edit or confirm.
Suggested answers (knowledge questions) with brief rationale
- What is the difference between hospice and palliative care?
- Answer: d. Hospice focuses on comfort and support at the end of life, while palliative care addresses psychological concerns or physical symptom management at any stage of a serious illness.
- Rationale: Palliative care can be provided alongside curative treatment at any disease stage; hospice is for patients who are appropriate for end-of-life-focused care.
- According to federal regulations, which professional is a required member of the hospice interdisciplinary team?
- Answer: d. Social worker
- Rationale: Federal hospice regulations specify required services from certain disciplines including a social worker; pharmacists and dietitians are not required members under the core regulation.
- Which tasks would a pharmacy technician most likely perform when preparing a nonstandard liquid formulation under pharmacist oversight?
- Answer: b. Preparing the liquid suspension under the supervision of a pharmacist according to the prescribed formulation
- Rationale: Technicians can perform compounding/preparation under supervision; formulation design, BUD determination, final clinical checks, and patient counseling are pharmacist responsibilities.
- Within the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process, which describes “Collect”?
- Answer: c. Obtain a comprehensive medication list and assess pertinent subjective and objective information, including the patient’s goals for care.
- Rationale: “Collect” is gathering all relevant clinical and medication information and patient goals.
- Pharmacist-specific contribution when educating and using teach-back before a technician prepares medication:
- Answer: c. Implement
- Rationale: Educating and ensuring understanding prior to executing a plan is part of the Implement step (carrying out the planned interventions and providing education).
Template to complete the whole survey
- Percent of current practice focused on end-of-life palliative or hospice care:
- (Choose one: a 0% / b ~10% / c ~25% / d ~50% / e ~75% / f 100%) — your selection: __________
- Practice type:
- (a Academic / b Community / c Government / d N/A) — your selection: __________
- Geographic area:
- (a West Coast / b Midwest / c Southeast / d Northeast / e N/A) — your selection: __________
- Employer:
- (fill in) — your answer: __________
- Difference between hospice and palliative care:
- (a / b / c / d) — recommended: d
- Required member of hospice interdisciplinary team:
- (a / b / c / d) — recommended: d
- Technician task for preparing nonstandard liquid:
- (a / b / c / d) — recommended: b
- “Collect” component of Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process:
- (a / b / c / d) — recommended: c
- Pharmacist-specific contribution (teach-back before technician prepares medication):
- (a / b / c / d) — recommended: c
- Confidence in responsibilities of pharmacy technicians on the palliative care team:
- (a Not at all / b Somewhat / c Moderately / d Very / e Extremely) — your selection: __________
Tell me your choices for the blank items (percent, practice type, region, employer, confidence) and I’ll return a fully completed survey form you can copy/paste.
Suggested answers (knowledge questions) with brief rationale
- What is the difference between hospice and palliative care?
- Answer: d. Hospice focuses on comfort and support at the end of life, while palliative care addresses psychological concerns or physical symptom management at any stage of a serious illness.
- Rationale: Palliative care can be provided alongside curative treatment at any disease stage; hospice is for patients who are appropriate for end-of-life-focused care.
- According to federal regulations, which professional is a required member of the hospice interdisciplinary team?
- Answer: d. Social worker
- Rationale: Federal hospice regulations specify required services from certain disciplines including a social worker; pharmacists and dietitians are not required members under the core regulation.
- Which tasks would a pharmacy technician most likely perform when preparing a nonstandard liquid formulation under pharmacist oversight?
- Answer: b. Preparing the liquid suspension under the supervision of a pharmacist according to the prescribed formulation
- Rationale: Technicians can perform compounding/preparation under supervision; formulation design, BUD determination, final clinical checks, and patient counseling are pharmacist responsibilities.
- Within the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process, which describes “Collect”?
- Answer: c. Obtain a comprehensive medication list and assess pertinent subjective and objective information, including the patient’s goals for care.
- Rationale: “Collect” is gathering all relevant clinical and medication information and patient goals.
- Pharmacist-specific contribution when educating and using teach-back before a technician prepares medication:
- Answer: c. Implement
- Rationale: Educating and ensuring understanding prior to executing a plan is part of the Implement step (carrying out the planned interventions and providing education).
Template to complete the whole survey
- Percent of current practice focused on end-of-life palliative or hospice care:
- (Choose one: a 0% / b ~10% / c ~25% / d ~50% / e ~75% / f 100%) — your selection: __________
- Practice type:
- (a Academic / b Community / c Government / d N/A) — your selection: __________
- Geographic area:
- (a West Coast / b Midwest / c Southeast / d Northeast / e N/A) — your selection: __________
- Employer:
- (fill in) — your answer: __________
- Difference between hospice and palliative care:
- (a / b / c / d) — recommended: d
- Required member of hospice interdisciplinary team:
- (a / b / c / d) — recommended: d
- Technician task for preparing nonstandard liquid:
- (a / b / c / d) — recommended: b
- “Collect” component of Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process:
- (a / b / c / d) — recommended: c
- Pharmacist-specific contribution (teach-back before technician prepares medication):
- (a / b / c / d) — recommended: c
- Confidence in responsibilities of pharmacy technicians on the palliative care team:
- (a Not at all / b Somewhat / c Moderately / d Very / e Extremely) — your selection: __________
Tell me your choices for the blank items (percent, practice type, region, employer, confidence) and I’ll return a fully completed survey form you can copy/paste.
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