The effects of interprofessional education - Self-reported professional competence among prehospital emergency care nursing students on the point of graduation - A cross-sectional study.
The aim of the study was to investigate whether interprofessional education (IPE) and interprofessional collaboration (IPC) during the educational program had an impact on prehospital emergency care nurses' (PECN) self-reported competence towards the end of the study program. A cross-sectional study using the Nurse Professional Competence (NPC) Scale was conducted. A comparison was made between PECN students from Finland who experienced IPE and IPC in the clinical setting, and PECN students from Sweden with no IPE and a low level of IPC. Forty-one students participated (Finnish n=19, Swedish n=22). The self-reported competence was higher among the Swedish students. A statistically significant difference was found in one competence area; legislation in nursing and safety planning (p<0.01). The Finnish students scored significantly higher on items related to interprofessional teamwork. Both the Swedish and Finnish students' self-reported professional competence was relatively low according to the NPC Scale. Increasing IPC and IPE in combination with offering a higher academic degree may be an option when developing the ambulance service and the study program for PECNs.
Department of Emergency Medicine and Services, Helsinki University Hospital and Helsinki University, Helsinki, Finland; Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Castrèn
Department of Emergency Medicine and Services, Helsinki University Hospital and Helsinki University, Helsinki, Finland.
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Mäkinen
Sophiahemmet University, Stockholm, Sweden & The Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health, Science and Technology, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden.
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Nilsson
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Section of Care Science & Academic EMS Stockholm, Sweden. Electronic address: veronica.lindstrom@ki.se.
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Lindström
D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D057566:Self Report; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013548:Sweden; D000078329:Workforce
Emergency medical services; NPC Scale, Nurse Professional Competence Scale; Nurse education; Prehospital; Prehospital emergency care nurse; Self-assessment