Nursing faculty members Jan Meiers and Martha Russell collaborated with local physicians Natasha Rafo and Andrew Schissler to create an Interprofessional Education (IPE) simulation program for upper year BSN students and year one and two family practice medical residents. Learners meet at NIC’s Human Patient Simulation Centre at the CV campus to take part in multiple scenarios where nursing students and residents work together to manage critical patient situations.
Project Dates: September 2016 - present
NIC BSN students attend a palliative care interprofessional evening at NIC’s CV campus.
Project Summary
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) faculty partnered with physicians from the Strathcona Family Practice Residency program to create a dynamic, evidence-informed simulation program that supports professional identity formation for all learners, and that meets the learning needs of both third and fourth year BSN students and year one and two family practice residents. The goals of this initiative were to learn to speak to each other and collaborate effectively, learn each other’s responsibilities and priorities, consider client-centered care in the context of Interprofessional education (IPE), and challenge prevailing stereotypes regarding the different roles.
This approach to interprofessional education stemmed from the desire of both nursing and medicine to create a low barrier and high engagement environment where BSN students and medical residents had the opportunity to learn from each other. Community experts in a number of different health areas have attended these events and contributed their valuable knowledge and perspectives. Nursing student and medical resident feedback has been consistently positive for these events, and plans are in place to continue to offer these sessions in up coming semesters.
Research Team
Martha Russell, Lead Faculty
Martha is Learning Centre Coordinator and nursing instructor in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at North Island College. A graduate of the BSN program at NIC, she practiced as an RN in the maternal/child unit of St. Joseph’s Hospital in Comox before coming to work for NIC in the fall of 2010. Martha's academic interests include psychomotor skills learning in BSN students, the role of simulation in nursing education, and supporting scholarly writing in nursing students.
Jan Meiers, Lead Faculty
Jan worked in the acute care setting for 12 years prior to teaching in the BSN Program at North Island College in January in 2000. In 2006, she completed a Master of Nursing degree at Athabasca University. During this program, Jan focused her work on fostering student success and integration of technology into nursing education and practice. Jan’s academic interests include the role of simulation in nursing education, supporting student success, and nursing leadership and advocacy.
Partners
In partnership with Dr. Natasha Rafo and Dr. Andrew Schissler, Strathcona Family Practice Residency program.
Project Outcomes
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Presentation at Western North-Western Region of Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (WNRCASN) annual conference, 2017, Victoria, BC. Presentation title: Interprofessional Education Simulation: Nursing Students and Family Practice Residents Learning Together.
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Presentation at Western Canada Health Sciences Educators annual conference, 2017, Parksville, BC. (with Dr. Natasha Rafo). Presentation title: Interprofessional Education Simulation: Nursing Students and Family Practice Residents Learning Together.
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Presentation at Western North-Western Region of Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (WNRCASN) annual conference, 2017, Victoria, BC. Presentation title: Interprofessional Education Simulation: Nursing Students and Family Practice Residents Learning Together.
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Presentation at Western Canada Health Sciences Educators annual conference, 2017, Parksville, BC. (with Dr. Natasha Rafo). Presentation title: Interprofessional Education Simulation: Nursing Students and Family Practice Residents Learning Together.
Contact
Martha Russell, Lead Faculty
