Effectiveness of an interprofessional workshop on pain management for medical and nursing students. J Interprof Care 2016 Jul;30(4):466-74
Date
06/09/2016Pubmed ID
27268513DOI
10.3109/13561820.2016.1159185Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84976324510 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 13 CitationsAbstract
Interprofessional (IP) care is critical for effective pain management, but evidence is lacking about the best way to teach pain management skills to medical and nursing students using IP strategies. In 2013 and 2014, 307 medical and 169 nursing students participated in an IP case-based pain management workshop. The aims of this study were to determine (1) if students who participate in IP case-based learning groups will have improved pain management skills compared to students who participate in uniprofessional case-based learning groups, and (2) if students mentored by faculty with IP training will have improved pain management skills compared to students who are not mentored by IP-trained faculty. Student learning was assessed and compared using scored checklists for each group's pain management plans. Findings show that IP mentorship and IP group participation improved medical students' pain management skills but did not have the same effect on nursing student performance. Continued work is needed to develop, refine, and integrate innovative and tailored IP strategies into the curricula of medical and nursing schools to advance the pain management competencies of students before they enter clinical practice.
Author List
Erickson JM, Brashers V, Owen J, Marks JR, Thomas SMAuthor
Jeanne M. Erickson PhD, RN Associate Professor in the College of Nursing department at University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
ChecklistCross-Sectional Studies
Curriculum
Female
Humans
Interdisciplinary Communication
Male
Pain Management
Self Report
Students, Medical
Students, Nursing
Young Adult
