National survey of pharmacists, intern pharmacists and pharmacy students in Australia: the nature and extent of stress and well-being.

Objectives: A national survey of the Australian pharmacy workforce was conducted to determine the extent to stress experienced, the extent to which it is work-related, how stress is managed, the barriers to getting help and how well prepared the workforce is for stressful situations. There were three objectives: provision of guidance on possible interventions; provision of a baseline for further studies; and provision of information to the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority (AHPRA).

Methods: An online survey incorporating the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale was developed, piloted and launched in October 2016.

Intravenous potassium chloride prescribing and administration practices in Victoria: an observational study.

Objective: To identify current prescribing and administration practices in relation to intravenous potassium chloride (IV KCl).

Design And Setting: A prospective multicentre assessment of IV KCl prescribing and administration at six public hospitals (three large metropolitan hospitals, a smaller metropolitan specialty hospital, and two rural hospitals) in Victoria between August and December 2006. Data were collected for either a 4-week period or for 200 IV KCl orders, whichever occurred first, in clinical areas where concentrated KCl ampoules were available.