Interprofessional Education: TeamSTEPPS® and Simulation With Respiratory Therapy and Nursing Students in Their Final Year

Nurs Educ Perspect. 2020 Sep/Oct;41(5):294-296. doi: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000717.

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.

MeSH terms

  • Attitude of Health Personnel
  • Communication
  • Curriculum*
  • Education, Nursing / organization & administration*
  • Humans
  • Interprofessional Relations*
  • Nursing Education Research
  • Nursing Evaluation Research
  • Patient Care Team
  • Respiratory Therapy / education
  • Simulation Training / organization & administration*
  • Students, Health Occupations / psychology
  • Students, Nursing / psychology*