Interprofessional education in pharmacology using high-fidelity simulation
| Autor: | Jodi R Heins, Teresa Seefeldt, Surachat Ngorsuraches, Debra K Farver, Paula M. Lubeck, Brittney Meyer, Lori Hendrickx |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Adult
Male 020205 medical informatics Health Personnel Interprofessional Relations education Pharmacy 02 engineering and technology Pharmacology Education 03 medical and health sciences Nursing Health care 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Humans Medicine General Pharmacology Toxicology and Pharmaceutics Simulation Training Curriculum Medical education 030504 nursing business.industry Debriefing Interprofessional education Health professions Students Pharmacy Scale (social sciences) High fidelity simulation Female Students Nursing 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning. 9:1055-1062 |
| ISSN: | 1877-1297 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.cptl.2017.07.015 |
| Popis: | Background This study examined the feasibility of an interprofessional high-fidelity pharmacology simulation and its impact on pharmacy and nursing students’ perceptions of interprofessionalism and pharmacology knowledge. Interprofessional education activity Pharmacy and nursing students participated in a pharmacology simulation using a high-fidelity patient simulator. Faculty-facilitated debriefing included discussion of the case and collaboration. To determine the impact of the activity on students’ perceptions of interprofessionalism and their ability to apply pharmacology knowledge, surveys were administered to students before and after the simulation. Attitudes Toward Health Care Teams scale (ATHCT) scores improved from 4.55 to 4.72 on a scale of 1–6 (p = 0.005). Almost all (over 90%) of the students stated their pharmacology knowledge and their ability to apply that knowledge improved following the simulation. Discussion A simulation in pharmacology is feasible and favorably affected students’ interprofessionalism and pharmacology knowledge perceptions. Implications Pharmacology is a core science course required by multiple health professions in early program curricula, making it favorable for incorporation of interprofessional learning experiences. However, reports of high-fidelity interprofessional simulation in pharmacology courses are limited. This manuscript contributes to the literature in the field of interprofessional education by demonstrating that an interprofessional simulation in pharmacology is feasible and can favorably affect students’ perceptions of interprofessionalism. This manuscript provides an example of a pharmacology interprofessional simulation that faculty in other programs can use to build similar educational activities. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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