title: Interprofessional education among student health professionals using human patient simulation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the planning, implementation, and outcomes of an interprofessional education clinical laboratory facilitated through human patient simulation.
  
  
  METHODS
  An interprofessional education clinical laboratory was developed with a patient-care scenario of acute exacerbation of heart failure that incorporated the use of a high-fidelity patient simulator. Pharmacy and nursing students assumed clinical roles in this realistic scenario and collaborated to diagnose and treat the patient.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Student attitudes toward and readiness to participate in interprofessional education improved following participation in the laboratory. Students reported that the greatest benefit of the experience was in their communication skills.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Students' ability to participate in interprofessional education experiences and their attitudes toward them improved following participation in this curricular initiative. Further evaluation of the impact of interprofessional education on student learning outcomes and changes in practice is warranted.
authors: Department of Pharmacy Practice, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
authors: Scott
authors: S
authors: Bolesta
authors: Clinical Nursing Simulation Center, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
authors: Joyce V
authors: JV
authors: Chmil
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003142:Communication; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003479:Curriculum; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000379:methods*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D016544:Patient Simulation; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D013339:Students, Pharmacy / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: interprofessional education; nursing students; pharmacy students; simulation