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Interprofessional Education: TeamSTEPPS® and Simulation With Respiratory Therapy and Nursing Students in Their Final
Kendra Russell1, Jasmine Brown, Leanne Manella
1About the Authors Kendra Russell, PhD, RN, is director, Program Innovation and Evaluation, Department of Nursing, Middle Georgia State University, Macon, Georgia. Jasmine Brown, MS, RRT-ACCS, CHSE, is an assistant professor, Department of Respiratory Therapy, Middle Georgia State University. Leanne Manella, DC, DNP, AGACNP-BC, formerly with Middle Georgia State University, practices at OrthoGeorgia, Macon, Georgia. James Colquitt, PhD, RRT-ACCS, CHSE, CHSOS, is associate dean of academic affairs and assistant professor, medical education, Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, Georgia. Donna Ingram, DNP, RN, is chair, Department of Nursing, Middle Georgia State University. For more information, contact Dr. Russell at kendra.russell@mga.edu.
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.
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