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Eyes Open: Students' Experiences and Perceptions of the Teaming Up for Community Health Simulation Intervention
Kelly Powers1, Jamie Brandon, Aaron Tomberlin
1About the Authors Kelly Powers, PhD, RN, CNE, FNAP, is the Carol Grotnes Belk Distinguished Scholar and associate professor, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina. Jamie Brandon, DNP, RN, CNE, is former clinical assistant professor, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Aaron Tomberlin, MSN, PMHNP-BC, former University of North Carolina at Charlotte graduate student, is an instructor, School of Nursing, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, North Carolina. Fei Chen, PhD, MEd, MStat, is assistant professor, Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Yuqi Guo, PhD, MSW, is assistant professor, School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. This work was supported by a 2020 National League for Nursing Research in Nursing Education Grant. The authors thank Jasmine Perry, Melinda Pierce, Ashton Atmore, Colette Townsend-Chambers, Bonnie Tiernan, Natasha Stracener, Ticola Ross, and Frances Ferrante-Fusilli for their assistance with implementing the study intervention. For more information, contact Dr. Powers at kpower15@charlotte.edu .
Aim:
This study explored nursing and social work students' experiences with the Teaming Up for Community Health (TUCH) simulation intervention and their perceived ability to apply their experiences in clinical practice. Participation occurred in intra- or interprofessional teams, with a focus on addressing social determinants of health (SDOH) in community settings.
Background:
SDOH are complex and important factors to address, and professional collaboration is key to successful intervention. Current nursing curricula lack practice in these essential skills.
Method:
Using an exploratory-descriptive qualitative approach, focus groups were conducted two weeks after students completed TUCH.
Results:
Four themes emerged: better understanding of community-based nursing care, addressing poverty and SDOH is complicated but necessary, teamwork is important to practice, and simulation engages students to apply classroom knowledge.
Conclusion:
Findings support using experiential learning to provide opportunities to practice integrating SDOH into assessments and using intra- and interprofessional teamwork to address complex social factors.
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