Abstract
Background: Increasing rates of medical errors necessitate incorporation of patient safety education for health professions students. Institutions must address the needs of both campus- and distance-based learners to meet interprofessional education (IPE) accreditation requirements. The purpose of this project was to evaluate a synchronous interprofessional patient safety simulation to train students on interprofessional teamwork and communication through recognition of patient safety and medical hazards. Method: Students from health care professions participated in a Haunted Hospital/Heartbreak Hospital patient hazard/medical error simulation. A total of 201 students in 41 teams, both campus and distance, participated over three semesters. Results: Mean Student Perceptions of Interprofessional Clinical Education-Revised (SPICE-R) scores significantly improved from 44.81 6 3.59 to 47.08 6 3.31 (p <.0001). Qualitative responses indicated that students appreciated working with other health care students through collaborative practice and recognized the importance of discipline-specific expertise. Conclusion: This simulation provided campus and distance learners with a collaboration opportunity that improved their perceptions of IPE.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 577-582 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Nursing Education |
Volume | 58 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2019 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Nursing(all)
- Education