Students' reflections on shadowing interprofessional teamwork: a Norwegian case study.
This article reports the students' reflections on interprofessional teamwork during brief exposures to real-life experiences in hospitals or home-based rehabilitation service. Each of the 10 interprofessional groups, comprising three students, followed a rehabilitation team for a day. The composition of each student group correlated with the rehabilitation team. Data were collected from interviews with the student groups and subjected to a thematic analysis. The following four main themes were identified for which the students seemed to affect collaboration: sharing knowledge; team setting and position within the organisation; patient centred focus; and challenges in crossing professional borders when performing tasks. Each of these themes is presented and discussed in relation to the educational literature. In conclusion, the data suggest that a well organized, one-day observation-based learning experience helped to motivate students and helped to enable them to relate theory and practice.
Fougner
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Faculty of Health Sciences, Oslo University College, 0130 Oslo, Norway. marit.fougner@hf.hio.no
Horntvedt
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D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009664:Norway; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012947:Social Work / Q000193:education*