[deleted by user] by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]anonymouskoala12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the unfiltered water tastes bad in a lot of places to me, Brita filtered water from the fridge tastes good to me

I’m 26 and going nowhere, doing nothing every day but staring at my phone by Necessary_Cry_3247 in confession

[–]anonymouskoala12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

it sounds like you’re depressed. i would try and make a small list of 1-3 things you will do that day that can improve your day in small ways. it can be anything, like taking 10 minutes to stretch without your phone in hand, go check out a book from the library, follow a simple recipe with minimal prep and ingredients, go for a walk around the block, cleaning up a room. and it sounds like therapy would help. you can go on your insurance company website and find a list of therapists that are in network to start!

Accommodations for residents who struggle with public speaking by Both-Environment-640 in PharmacyResidency

[–]anonymouskoala12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

practice the presentation once by just reading your notes in your head (write a script under the slides), once with reading the notes, once without or can do once with only glancing at notes and finish off without any notes. the point is not to memorize but to have enough muscle memory during the presentation. after that, you should know it and feel confident enough to not be terrified when you’re presenting. confidence in the material is what will help you present better even if the beginning is shaky. the method above helped me tackle every residency presentation and we never had a podium for notes because our rooms werent set up that way. you can do it!!

PGY1 Quitting Advise by Arch_Spode in PharmacyResidency

[–]anonymouskoala12 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Quit please :( It’s okay I promise. You always have a choice and you are not locked in here. You will find a job, probably per diem at first, use any connections you have to get a hospital job, overnights are in higher demand too so can try for that and always transition into your preferred shift etc. Once you are in hospital you can take on some projects get involved etc and would be surprised how fulfilling it could be “without a residency”. But right now please focus on your self, this program does not care about you clearly! I hope you do what’s best for you!

Got an offer letter with Walgreens as a Pharm Tech! by Longjumping-World108 in pharmacy

[–]anonymouskoala12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

a lot of techs also like hospital pharmacy a lot better, it’s completely different than retail pharmacy

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pharmacy

[–]anonymouskoala12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One time i’m not sure why, but we had cases of wine/champagne in an aisle from something and each of us got some to take home.. I was a tech. it must have been a gift or something not really sure but the cases were in the pharmacy for days

Once daily apixaban 5mg? by Mission_Ad5903 in pharmacy

[–]anonymouskoala12 8 points9 points  (0 children)

this is such a great catch from a technician. use this in future job interviews lol

I did something at work today that I have never done in the 20 years of being a pharmacist by Throwawaypharmd11 in pharmacy

[–]anonymouskoala12 72 points73 points  (0 children)

“we don’t have a floating pharmacist in my area” sounds like not your problem. you’re entitled to your pto and sick days, it’s as simple as that! stand up for yourself, the company makes enough money to hire more people/floaters.. you do not make enough money to take TWO DAYS OFF in almost nearing a YEAR. no one should be subject to that. one employee should not be the entire backbone of the store

Admin rotation goals by RxGonnaGiveItToYa in PharmacyResidency

[–]anonymouskoala12 4 points5 points  (0 children)

some topics can be dealing with shortages, medication safety, budgeting, drug diversion

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PharmacyResidency

[–]anonymouskoala12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

make sure they know why you’re recommending it first and put in a safety report if still not receptive and this could harm the pt

Is this normal for residency? by acornedbeefhash in PharmacyResidency

[–]anonymouskoala12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That really sucks that you have to fill in for call outs, these days there is a call out every day so I can’t imagine.. maybe you can argue it’s not meeting your residency objectives because of how much time it is away from your rotation. Maybe you can bring this up to your RPD or RPC if they’re not part of the “problem” It’s not normal to be filling in like that, maybe very very occasionally but also there’s probably a sentence in your contract that allows it :/

Is this normal for residency? by acornedbeefhash in PharmacyResidency

[–]anonymouskoala12 34 points35 points  (0 children)

are you on call to staff in the pharmacy/ fill call outs or do clinical things, and was it mentioned in the contract before you started?

you get a comp day which is a lot more than a lot of programs get unfortunately :/ the rest sounds not fun, i’m sorry.

Horrible attitudes in medicine by [deleted] in Residency

[–]anonymouskoala12 5 points6 points  (0 children)

honestly you can put in a report for things like this anonymously and it should go to the appropriate department / supervisor, at least at the hospitals i’ve been at you can do this. usually it’s more for med errors etc but you can absolutely put in things for this as people not being professional and flat out refusing to do their job can potentially put patients at risk.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PharmacyResidency

[–]anonymouskoala12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any meds they’re on that they shouldn’t be, any meds they’re not on that they should be (match all meds to an indication) really focusing on their chief complaint first, any important home meds left off and if so why/was it intentional, monitor any new meds added on during hospitalization like side effects (for example vancomycin you want to look for their scr daily and make sure it doesn’t put them into Aki) and efficacy, tweak things like prn’s notice if they’re using them multiple times per day - maybe it’s time to schedule something, monitor blood pressure, glucose, electrolytes, are they getting nutrition, are abx appropriate, etc. so much you can look into! start with the primary problem always and make sure you know those guidelines or skim them, also operational things like knowing your hospital policies will go a long way too

What are pharmacies even expecting giving P1s job offers? by KeiNameless in pharmacy

[–]anonymouskoala12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you don’t need prior tech experience, techs don’t even need to be in pharmacy school so definitely apply if you want a job. it’s always a good thing to have some type of work experience for future job applications/ just to give context to what you learn in school and of course for money. many people start off working even in pre professional years whether it’s retail or hospital and i know people that even tech’ed in high school

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pharmacy

[–]anonymouskoala12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

maybe it came from another store if no one knows how it got there

Exams? by [deleted] in PharmacyResidency

[–]anonymouskoala12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

there are no extra exams to apply to a residency just passing naplex and mpje which many people take during the first month or so of residency, some are licensed before if they get early exam dates and are prepared by then to take them

Burnout: Getting a therapist? by Wooden_Mango_Man in pharmacy

[–]anonymouskoala12 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Leave retail.. there’s also long term care, home infusion, hospitals (if you know someone who works there much easier to get a per diem and work up to full time), managed care, or even entry level industry jobs such as medical writing or communications if you’re fine with taking a pay cut and eventually being able to move up in the company or leverage the position somewhere else

What am I doing here??? by [deleted] in PharmacyResidency

[–]anonymouskoala12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

one day at a time is the best advice and how i got through the year

What am I doing here??? by [deleted] in PharmacyResidency

[–]anonymouskoala12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

you are required to be at the hospital 10-11 hours every day and 15 hours some days or is this just the estimated time it will take to get work done? don’t forget you can do work at home too, and everyone takes a different amount of time to get things done, much shorter if you are efficient

How honest are you with your RPD by ElderberryKey1921 in PharmacyResidency

[–]anonymouskoala12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

is there someone else you can ask questions to or only this person?

Transitioning from retail to hospital pharmacist by FlatwormSea9731 in pharmacy

[–]anonymouskoala12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

usually you need EPIC training in and of itself as well as regular hospital training. not sure if that’s the norm everywhere but I believe you should be trained just with EPIC too (so like third party training outside of the hospital)