Nursing and Midwifery, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Department of Nursing, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
J Interprof Care. 2021 Mar-Apr;35(2):316-319. doi: 10.1080/13561820.2020.1760803. Epub 2020 May 12.
Health care is increasingly delivered in primary and community settings, yet undergraduate clinical education remains focused in hospitals. Interprofessional student placements in community health offer an alternative to traditional clinical education and extend the capacity for clinical education beyond hospital placements. This study sought to investigate the value of interprofessional clinical placements at a community health center for dyads of second year medical and nursing students. A mixed methods evaluation was used. Quantitative and qualitative feedback was collected using the Interprofessional Clinical Placement Learning Environment Inventory (ICPLEI). Students ( = 58) completed the ICPELI after observation of community health half day sessions, at one of three community health sites. Two focus group interviews were undertaken with the health care practitioners ( = 8) to explore their perception of the new interprofessional placements. The placements were rated highly by all participants with three themes identified: It takes a team, Bouncing ideas and Realities of Community Health. Innovative approaches to clinical education and learning are needed to prepare a healthcare workforce capable of working in a collaborative, interprofessional manner. Community health offers a promising location for interprofessional learning for junior medical and nursing student teams.
医疗保健越来越多地在初级和社区环境中提供，但本科临床教育仍然集中在医院。在社区卫生机构中进行的跨专业学生实习为传统的临床教育提供了替代方案，并将临床教育的能力扩展到医院实习之外。本研究旨在调查社区卫生中心对医学和护理二年级学生二人组的跨专业临床实习的价值。采用混合方法评估。使用跨专业临床实习学习环境量表（ICPLEI）收集定量和定性反馈。学生（= 58）在三个社区卫生站点之一观察半天的社区卫生课程后完成了 ICPLEI。与 8 名医疗保健从业者进行了两次焦点小组访谈，以探讨他们对新的跨专业实习的看法。所有参与者都对这些实习给予了高度评价，确定了三个主题：它需要一个团队、交流想法和社区卫生的现实。需要创新的临床教育和学习方法来培养能够以协作、跨专业方式工作的医疗保健劳动力。社区卫生为初级医学和护理学生团队提供了一个有前途的跨专业学习场所。
