Developing a Foundation for Interprofessional Education Within Nursing and Medical Curricula

Nurse Educ. 2016 Sep-Oct;41(5):234-8. doi: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000000255.

Abstract

Effective teamwork is essential to foster patient safety and promote quality patient care. Students may have limited to no exposure to interprofessional education (IPE) or collaborative practice, therefore making it challenging to learn how to work in teams. This article describes how a nursing and a medical school collaborated to systematically integrate IPE simulations into the curricula so that every graduate from the respective schools received TeamSTEPPS® education and participated in a standardized IPE simulation experience.

MeSH terms

  • Attitude of Health Personnel
  • Cooperative Behavior*
  • Curriculum
  • Education, Medical, Undergraduate / organization & administration*
  • Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / organization & administration*
  • Humans
  • Interdisciplinary Communication*
  • Interprofessional Relations*
  • Nursing Education Research
  • Patient Care Team / organization & administration*
  • Patient Safety
  • Patient Simulation
  • Problem-Based Learning
  • Program Development
  • Program Evaluation
  • Students, Medical
  • Students, Nursing