Knowledge of Nursing Students about Rational Drug Use in Elderly People, as well as Their Attitudes and Teamwork Abilities Towards Inter-Professional Education (IPE)
Keywords:
Inter-Professional Education (IPE), Nursing StudentsAbstract
This quasi-experimental research aimed to study the knowledge of nursing students about rational drug use in elderly people, as well as their attitudes and teamwork abilities towards inter-professional education (IPE), and to compare those two variables after participating into Inter-Professional Education (IPE) activities. Participants were 61 Fourth-Year nursing students. Data were collected by using three instruments: 1) a students' knowledge measurement form on rational drug use in elderly people, 2) a students’ attitude form towards Inter-Professional Education (IPE), and 3) an inter-professional teamwork ability assessment form. The instruments' reliability yielded .74, .81 and .91, respectively. Participants were assigned to create a relationship and work together with pharmacy students in five activities for a duration of three or four hours per each. Data were analyzed by using mean, standard deviation and dependent pair t-test statistics. The results of the study showed the following. Before participating in Inter-Professional Education (IPE), the level of knowledge of participants about sensible rational drug use in the elderly was at a moderate level (M=13.30, SD=1.10), while it was at an excellent level (M=21.98, SD=1.39) 2) after participating in Inter-Professional Education (IPE) activities. The attitudes and Inter-Professional teamwork abilities of nursing students were at moderated level before receiving the IPE activity (M=2.72, SD=0.13, M=3.18, SD=0.53), while they were at the highest level, and a high level (M=4.62, SD=0.49, and M=4.16, SD=0.49) after the IPE activities. Comparing the differences between the groups, results were better as well as their scores in all aspects after participating in the Inter-Professional Education (IPE) activities (p<.001).
Nursing students should learn more on the other professions for deeper learning and sharing to others. Moreover, nursing education can perform Inter-Professional Education (IPE) with other professions such as engineer, architect, and nutritionist.
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