通过基于计算机的药物利用审查模拟教学独立决策
Apryl N Peddi1, Heidi N Eukel2, Brittney A Meyer3
1Department of Pharmacotherapy & Outcomes Science, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy, Richmond, VA, USA.
概括
一个新的基于计算机的药物利用评估 (DUR) 模拟显著提高了药学学生的成绩.
科学领域:
- 药房 教育 教育 药房 教育
- 健康 职业 教育 教育 专业
- 数字学习工具 数字学习工具
背景情况:
- 药物利用评估 (DUR) 是所有实践环境中药剂师的关键技能.
- 现有的基于计算机的DUR模拟药学学生是有限的.
- 本研究详细介绍了一种新的,资源高效的基于计算机的DUR模拟,由三个机构共同开发.
研究的目的:
- 描述基于计算机的DUR模拟的开发过程.
- 评估这种模拟对药学学生对DUR技能的知识和信心的影响.
主要方法:
- 采用了一个前后教育研究设计.
- 来自三所院校的一年级和三年级药学学生 (N=405) 参加.
- 学生参与模拟患者病例,其中包括与药物相关的问题,并立即收到反.
- 用模拟前和后的多选项,匹配和自我报告的信心尺度问题来评估知识和信心.
主要成果:
- 总体知识分数显示,从评估前到评估后的情况没有显著变化,只有一个例外.
- 学生对DUR能力的信心在所有测量的方面都显著改善.
结论:
- 基于计算机的DUR模拟有效地提高了学生对进行药物使用评估的信心.
- 虽然整体知识的增长并不显著,但模拟对信心的影响强调了基于技能,以实践为导向的教育工具的价值.
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