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Lauren Elizabeth Lines1, Alicia Bell1, Sarah Hunter1
1Caring Futures Institute, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, Australia.
Insights
A mobile paediatric screening service effectively integrated nursing and allied health students, enhancing their interprofessional collaboration skills. This innovative placement model shows promise for future healthcare education.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Education
- Interprofessional Practice
- Paediatric Screening
Background:
- Interprofessional collaboration is crucial for effective healthcare delivery, particularly in early childhood screening and intervention.
- Developing collaborative skills early in professional training is essential for optimal patient outcomes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate a nurse practitioner-led mobile paediatric screening service as a clinical placement for nursing and allied health students.
- To assess the impact of this placement on students' confidence and readiness for interprofessional collaboration.
Main Methods:
- A multi-methods study utilizing a pre-test/post-test design.
- Involved nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and nutrition/dietetics students in a mobile paediatric service.
- Collected data through pre- and post-placement surveys (ISVS-21) and semi-structured interviews.
Main Results:
- Twelve students participated, showing improvements in interprofessional socialization and readiness.
- Qualitative data revealed unique pedagogical elements, including the nurse practitioner's role and the mobile service's learning opportunities during commutes.
- Positive student experiences were linked to the service's unique structure and the practitioner's attributes.
Conclusions:
- The study demonstrates a viable placement model for fostering interprofessional collaboration among nursing and allied health students.
- This model serves as a proof-of-concept for integrated, experiential learning in paediatric healthcare.
- Further investigation into long-term outcomes and scalability of this innovative placement is recommended.
Aim:
This project explored whether a nurse practitioner led mobile paediatric screening service in early learning centres could incorporate allied health and nursing students and develop their confidence in interprofessional collaboration.
Background:
Interprofessional collaboration is essential for health professionals across all contexts of care, including early childhood screening and intervention that enables children to thrive.
Methods:
This multi-methods study (pre-test/post-test design) was conducted with nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy and nutrition and dietetics students attending clinical placement within the nurse practitioner led mobile paediatric service. Data were collected via pre and post placement surveys (ISVS-21) and post placement semi-structured interviews.
Results:
Twelve students participated from July to December 2022. Survey findings demonstrated students improved inter-professional socialisation and readiness, supported by qualitative findings that uncovered unique mechanisms for how positive experiences were achieved. Unique pedagogical elements included 1) the nurse practitioner's professional attributes and 2) the mobile nature of the service leveraging learning opportunities within the shared commute.
Conclusions:
This study provides proof-of-concept of a placement model that facilitates interprofessional collaboration in nursing and allied health students. Further research should explore longer-term outcomes and scalability.
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