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Title: Simulation As a Means to Foster Collaborative Interdisciplinary Education (Nursing EDUCATION RESEARCH)
Author : Nursing Education Perspectives
Release Date : January 01, 2009
Genre: Education,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 212 KB

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ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was multifaceted: to initiate an interdisciplinary collaborative relationship between nursing and medical students; to determine the usefulness of an interdisciplinary approach using simulations as an educational strategy; and to analyze students' perceptions of collaboration. A pre/posttest design was used to assess students' perceptions of interdisciplinary collaboration with a mock code experience using a high-fidelity simulator. Open-ended questions provided another perspective of interdisciplinary collaboration. A convenience sample of fourth-year nursing students and third-year medical students from a large urban university participated in the study. Statistically significant differences (p 0.05) were seen in medical students' posttest scores for two factors, collaboration and nursing autonomy. The narrative responses revealed that nursing students' perceptions of the nurse-physician relationship became more collaborative after the simulation experience. Both medical and nursing students described the experience as one that should be continued. Key Words Simulation--Interdisciplinary Collaboration--Teamwork--Health Care Education