Comparing Pharmacist Requirements Almost all states require practicing pharmacists to be licensed and to register with the state, while the requirements for pharmacy technicians are not as strict or uniform.

a. There are more pharmacists than pharmacy technicians in most pharmacies, so many states choose not to regulate technicians.
b. In some states, being a technician does not require any technical knowledge, but pharmacists have the same requirements in all states.
c. A pharmacist has completed a higher level of education, and will take more responsibility on the job.
d. Licenses help the state keep track of pharmacists, who change jobs more often than pharmacy technicians

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You are caring for a patient with an anxiety disorder on the psychiatric unit. the family is present with the patient. your instructor talked in the mental health course about cognitive, affective, and behavioral psychiatric nursing interventions. a. what are cognitive, affective, and behavioral psychiatric nursing interventions? b. give some examples of cognitive, affective, and behavioral psychiatric nursing interventions you could apply to the care of this family.

Mr. will, a 67-year-old patient, is postoperative day 2 after a coronary artery bypass graft operation to revascularize his coronary arteries that were significantly blocked. he has a midline incision of his chest and a 7-inch incision on the inner aspect of his right thigh where a saphenous vein graft was harvested and used to vascularize the blocked coronary artery. the surgeon ordered oxycodone 5 mg every 4 hours prn for moderate pain and oxycodone 10 mg every 4 hours prn for severe pain. a. considering the patient's age, what medication administration considerations should the nurse incorporate into the pain management plan and why? b. what measures should the nurse provide the patient to prevent adverse effects of analgesic agents from occurring? c. what nonpharmacologic pain management methods should the nurse teach to mr. will to assist with pain management?