Abstract
Background
This descriptive study measured the effectiveness of and participants' satisfaction
with an interprofessional simulation education workshop as a teaching strategy for
health care professionals.
Method
Health care professionals completed a 1-day clinical simulation workshop on interprofessional
collaboration, after which they had the opportunity to fill out 4 evaluative instruments.
Results
One hundred sixty-three participants completed the questionnaires. The majority were
registered nurses (73.6%). Subscale scores were calculated for 3 of the instruments,
with the mean ranging from 3.99 to 4.61 out of a possible maximum rating of 5. Content
analyses of the participants' comments resulted in 6 themes: (a) simulation as a learning
experience, (b) the learning environment, (c) interprofessional collaboration learning
continuum, (d) cohesiveness, (e) adapting to change, and (f) improved patient outcomes.
Conclusions
Simulation was highly rated as an effective teaching strategy for interprofessional
collaboration. Staff expressed satisfaction with simulation as a teaching strategy.
Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: August 30, 2010
Footnotes
Cite this article: Prentice, D., Taplay, K., Horsley, E., Payeur-Grenier, S., & Belford, D. (2011, March). Interprofessional simulation: An effective training experience for health care professionals working in community hospitals. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 7(2), e61-e67. doi:10.1016/j.ecns.2010.03.001
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© 2011 International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
