To improve efficiency in patient care services, pharmacists should:

Delegating clinical tasks to technicians can significantly enhance the efficiency of patient care services provided by pharmacists. In a pharmacy setting, pharmacists often face a heavy workload that includes medication review, counseling, and monitoring patient outcomes. By assigning certain clinical tasks to qualified pharmacy technicians, pharmacists can focus their efforts on higher-level activities that require their professional expertise, such as comprehensive medication management or direct patient consultations.

This division of labor is beneficial for both the pharmacy team and the patients. Technicians can handle routine tasks like medication preparation, inventory management, and data entry, allowing pharmacists to dedicate more time to interact with patients and resolve complex medication-related issues. By optimizing the use of the entire pharmacy team's skills, patient care is enhanced as discussions surrounding therapy management and patient education are given priority.

The other options do not contribute positively to patient care. Limiting documentation can lead to inadequate patient records that compromise safety and care continuity. Aiming for a maximum number of medication issues to resolve oversimplifies the complexity of patient care and may lead to rushed solutions. Finally, asking patients to fill out medication records independently could result in incomplete or inaccurate information being provided to the pharmacist, undermining medication reconciliation efforts and potentially jeopardizing patient safety.