College of Pharmacy, South Dakota State University, Sioux Falls, SD 57107, USA.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2010 Feb 10;74(1):11. doi: 10.5688/aj740111.
To determine the impact of an introductory pharmacy practice experience (IPPE) on students' clinical skills during their initial advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE).
A 4-week First Steps course that focused on students developing pharmacy practice skills, clinical communications skills, and effective use of reference materials was introduced in 2006 at the end of the third-year curriculum, prior to students beginning their APPEs.
During the third week of the first APPE, faculty members rated students' demonstration of 9 clinical skills on a 5-point Likert scale (1 being always and 5 being never). The evaluation was performed in 2005 prior to implementation of the course (control group) and again in 2006 after implementation of the course. Students who completed the First Steps course scored better on all 9 skills and had a better average clinical skills value (2.3) compared to the control group (2.6, p < 0.01).
Completion of an IPPE course that focused on critical pharmacy practice aspects, clinical communication skills, and use of reference materials resulted in increased frequency of desired clinical behaviors on a subsequent APPE.
确定入门药学实践经验 (IPPE) 对学生在初始高级药学实践经验 (APPE) 期间临床技能的影响。
2006 年,在学生开始 APPE 之前,在第三年课程结束时引入了为期 4 周的“第一步”课程,重点是学生发展药学实践技能、临床沟通技能和有效使用参考资料。
在第一个 APPE 的第三周,教师以 5 分制(1 分表示总是,5 分表示从不)评估学生展示的 9 项临床技能。在实施该课程之前(对照组)于 2005 年进行了评估,之后在 2006 年实施该课程后再次进行了评估。完成“第一步”课程的学生在所有 9 项技能上的得分都更高,平均临床技能得分(2.3)也优于对照组(2.6,p < 0.01)。
完成专注于关键药学实践方面、临床沟通技能和参考资料使用的 IPPE 课程,可提高后续 APPE 中所需临床行为的频率。