Table 1 Caregiver-identified preferences of sources for pediatric dosing guidance
Count (% of total in clinical role category) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clinical Roles | Physician's Desk Reference | Lexi-Comp Handbook | Harriet Lane Handbook | Sunrise Clinical Manager | Lexi-Comp Online | Scientific Literature | Hospital Pharmacist | Past Experience | Epocrates | Other |
Attending Physicians | 42 (27.8) | 43 (28.5) | 44 (29.1) | 31 (20.5) | 117 (77.5) | 62 (41.1) | 80 (53) | 89 (58.9) | 19 (12.6) | 39 (25.8) |
Physician Fellows | 4 (8.7) | 5 (10.9) | 13 (28.3) | 10 (21.7) | 40 (87.0) | 10 (21.7) | 25 (54.3) | 15 (32.6) | 9 (19.6) | 12 (26.1) |
Resident Physicians | - | 7 (18.9) | 10 (27.0) | 19 (51.4) | 34 (91.9) | 3 (8.1) | 17 (45.9) | 6 (16.2) | 5 (13.5) | 6 (16.2) |
Nurse Practitioners | 21 (30.4) | 23 (33.3) | 9 (13.0) | 13 (18.8) | 57 (82.6) | 5 (7.2) | 31 (44.9) | 31 (44.9) | 6 (8.79) | 15 (21.7) |