Since I'm not a hospital administrator, I can't generalize for all health care professionals.
However, within the field of pharmacy, it is generally recognized there are 3 management styles: autocratic, participative or a combination of both.
I believe, within hospital pharmacy administration, the combination style works the best, altho Zpak would have a better handle on this than me since I've only been a clinical manager not a dop.
There are definitely times & situations in which the autocratic style must be used - designing controlled drug policies, etc.... But, when dealing with things like scheduling - those are more productively handled with a participative style.
Likewise, when dealing with policies that go outside the department of pharmacy - say, pca orders or tpn policies - a combination works better.
So - it depends on the circumstance.
As for pharmacist prescribing - you'll find opinions ranging the whole gamut of pros to cons. Personally, I'm in favor of it within a collaborative practice agreement & even then, depending on again on the cpa - only by those who have the skills & abilities.
As for how to get up to date on current trends if you're not already in the field - I think you could subscribe to Medscape online which might give you some insight into things which are currently being talked about in the field.
If, however, these are interview questions - there is no one RIGHT answer. They want to know what your thoughts are & if you've given some thought to it. So...I'm glad you're here & you asked - it shows you've given that thought. But, you could be interviewing with an absolute WITCH of a community pharmacist who insists that each thing be placed just so & each rx be initialed just here.....so use caution in how vehemently you give any answer, but be confident there could be many answers.
Hope I didn't confuse you too far
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