Teaching End-of-Life Care Using Interprofessional Simulation

Competency in end-of-life (EOL) care is a growing expectation for health professions students. This study assessed the impact of four EOL care scenarios, using high-fidelity simulation, on the perceived learning needs and attitudes of pharmacy and nursing students. On three campuses, pharmacy studen...

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Published in:The Journal of nursing education 2017-04, Vol.56 (4), p.205-210
Main Authors: Gannon, Jane, Motycka, Carol, Egelund, Eric, Kraemer, Dale F, Smith, W Thomas, Solomon, Kathleen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clinical competence
Communication
Cooperative Behavior
Curriculum
Education, Pharmacy - methods
Experiential Learning
Female
Hospices (Terminal Care)
Humans
Interdisciplinary Approach
Interprofessional Relations
Learning Processes
Male
Nursing
Palliative care
Patient Simulation
Students, Pharmacy - statistics & numerical data
Teaching Methods
Terminal Care - organization & administration
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Summary:Competency in end-of-life (EOL) care is a growing expectation for health professions students. This study assessed the impact of four EOL care scenarios, using high-fidelity simulation, on the perceived learning needs and attitudes of pharmacy and nursing students. On three campuses, pharmacy students (N = 158) were exposed to standard paper EOL case scenarios, while a fourth campus exposed eight graduate nursing and 37 graduate pharmacy students to simulated versions of the same cases. The paper-based groups produced similar pre-post changes on the End of Life Professional Caregiver Survey. Results were pooled and compared with the simulation-only group, revealing significantly higher changes in pre-post scores for the simulation group. Students participating in the simulation group showed some significant differences in attitudes toward EOL care, compared with students in the classroom setting. [J Nurs Educ. 2017;56(4):205-210.].
ISSN:0148-4834
1938-2421
DOI:10.3928/01484834-20170323-03