We Have to Talk: Results of an Interprofessional Clinical Simulation for Delivering Bad Health News in Palliative Care

Autor: Diane K. Pastor, Robin P. Cunningham, Patricia H. White, Stacey Kolomer
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Clinical Simulation in Nursing. 12:320-327
ISSN: 1876-1399
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecns.2016.03.005
Popis: Background Primary care providers, including nurse practitioners and social workers, are often the first point of contact in communicating difficult health news to their clients. Method This article reports an innovative interprofessional simulation created by faculty to pair graduate nurse practitioner and social work students to deliver bad health news in a simulated primary care setting. Results Students improved in their readiness to work together in delivering bad news and reported that they gained proficiency in completing this task. Conclusions This project promoted improved communication and interprofessional practice skills in graduate nursing and social work students.
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