Attitudes of Nurse and Physician trainees towards an interprofessional simulated education experience on Pain Assessment and Management

Abstract An interprofessional group of educators from multiple institutions piloted a simulation-based learning experience focusing on acute pain management. The participants in the program were resident physicians-novice nurse dyads, and medical student-nursing student dyads from large universities...

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Published in:Journal of interprofessional care 2015-05, Vol.29 (3), p.276-278
Main Authors: Salam, Tabassum, Saylor, Jennifer L., Cowperthwait, Amy Lynn
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude of Health Personnel
Attitudes
College Students
Cooperation
Cooperative Behavior
Formative Feedback
Hospitalization
Humans
Interdisciplinary Approach
Interprofessional Relations
Management
Nurses
Pain Management - methods
Pain Measurement - methods
Patient Care Team
Patient Simulation
Patients
Physicians
Students, Medical - psychology
Students, Nursing - psychology
Teachers
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Summary:Abstract An interprofessional group of educators from multiple institutions piloted a simulation-based learning experience focusing on acute pain management. The participants in the program were resident physicians-novice nurse dyads, and medical student-nursing student dyads from large universities and a magnet health care system. Each dyad was challenged to assess and manage acute pain in a simulated hospitalized patient using effective collaboration skills. The simulations included pre-debriefing, simulation, and a debriefing session. Participants completed pre- and post-surveys measuring confidence in pain management and attitudes toward physician-nurse collaboration. There was a significant positive shift in the confidence of the learners' ability to assess and manage acute pain in a hospitalized patient after the simulation and debriefing (23.2% strongly agreed versus 7% at baseline). Participants' attitudes regarding education to enhance interprofessional collaboration improved after the simulation experience (83.9% strongly agreed versus 73.7% at baseline). Based on these encouraging findings, we are extending this interprofessional experience to a larger group of learners with the same targeted dyads.
ISSN:1356-1820
1469-9567
DOI:10.3109/13561820.2014.950726