Interprofessional Education: TeamSTEPPS ® and Simulation With Respiratory Therapy and Nursing Students in Their Final Year.

Interprofessional Education: TeamSTEPPS® and Simulation With Respiratory Therapy and Nursing Students in Their Final Year. Nurs Educ Perspect. 2020 Sep/Oct;41(5):294-296 Authors: Russell K, Brown J, Manella L, Colquitt J, Ingram D Abstract TeamSTEPPS is a curriculum designed to improve team communication to reduce medical errors and improve patient safety. This exploratory study used a questionnaire to explore differences in attitudes of 130 nursing and respiratory therapy students using a TeamSTEPPS-based interprofessional education seminar and simulation. Results support that students' attitudes regarding the principles Team Structure, Leadership, Situation Monitoring, Mutual Support, and Communication improved from Time 1 (preseminar) to Time 2 (postseminar; p < .05). This improvement was sustained at Time 3 (postsimulation) in all principles except for Mutual Support. Participation in a TeamSTEPPS seminar and simulation can influence attitudes among health care professional students. PMID: 32833394 [PubMed - in process]
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