Interprofessional simulation-based education program: a promising approach for changing stereotypes and improving attitudes toward nurse-physician collaboration.
An effective working relationship between physicians and nurses is enhanced by fostering positive perceptions and collaborative attitudes between the two professions. This brief paper examines the effect of an interprofessional simulation-based communication education program in enhancing medical and nursing students' perceptions of each other's profession and their attitudes toward nurse-physician collaboration. Pretest-Posttest design was conducted on 96 medical and nursing students who demonstrated the existence of professional stereotypes in the baseline data. This study showed that by promoting open communication, shared information and decision-making, mutual respect, and trust during the interprofessional simulation training, a positive transformation on the stereotypes and attitudes toward nurse-physician collaboration can be achieved.
Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, National University of Singapore, Level 2, Clinical Research Centre, Block MD11 10 Medical Drive, Singapore 117597; Centre for Healthcare Simulation, National University of Singapore, 14 Medical Drive, Block MD6, 03-01, Singapore. Electronic address: nurliaw@nus.edu.sg.
Sok Ying
SY
Liaw
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119260; Centre for Healthcare Simulation, National University of Singapore, 14 Medical Drive, Block MD6, 03-01, Singapore. Electronic address: chiang_siau@nuhs.edu.sg.
Chiang
C
Siau
Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, National University of Singapore, Level 2, Clinical Research Centre, Block MD11 10 Medical Drive, Singapore 117597. Electronic address: nurzw@nus.edu.sg.
Wen Tao
WT
Zhou
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119260. Electronic address: tang_ching_lau@nuhs.edu.sg.
Tang Ching
TC
Lau
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D019555:Physician-Nurse Relations; D013239:Stereotyped Behavior
Communication; Interprofessional education; Nurse–Physician collaboration; Simulation; Stereotype