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Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2020 Jun;12(6):689-693. doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2020.01.034. Epub 2020 Feb 19.
Student pharmacists may increase the knowledge and comfort level of student nurses and student physicians through peer-assisted teaching (PAT) on insulin management for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Fourth-year student pharmacists completing their primary care rotation provided instruction to third-year student nurses and third-year student physicians on the selection, dosing, administration, and counseling of insulin products in type 2 diabetes. Learners were asked to complete a pre- and post-survey to determine comfort level and knowledge before and after the educational experience.
A total of 200 student nurses and student physicians were included in the analysis. All but two questions from the pre- to post-survey resulted in a statistically significant increase in the number of respondents who agreed or strongly agreed with the statements. In both the pre- and post-survey, >90% of participants agreed or strongly agreed that pharmacists add value to the medical team. An overwhelming majority of students indicated that this learning experience would assist them with making clinical decisions regarding insulin therapy for patients with type 2 diabetes during clinical rotations.
The education provided by student pharmacists improved knowledge and confidence in selecting, dosing, administering, and counseling on insulin products, but not with adjusting therapy. Although the student nurses and student physicians valued pharmacy prior to the study, their willingness to reach out to pharmacists increased. This study demonstrates the usefulness of PAT for collaboration between healthcare professional students for improved knowledge and confidence to ultimately enhance patient-centered care.
通过同伴辅助教学（PAT），让学生药剂师为 2 型糖尿病患者的胰岛素管理提供指导，学生护士和学生医生可能会增加他们的知识和舒适度。
正在完成基础护理轮转的四年级学生药剂师向三年级学生护士和三年级学生医生教授关于 2 型糖尿病胰岛素产品的选择、剂量、管理和咨询。学习者被要求在教育经验前后完成一份预调查和后调查，以确定他们的舒适度和知识水平。
共有 200 名学生护士和学生医生参与了分析。从预调查到后调查，除了两个问题外，其余所有问题的回答者都对陈述表示同意或强烈同意的人数都有统计学意义的增加。在预调查和后调查中，超过 90%的参与者都表示药剂师对医疗团队有价值。绝大多数学生表示，这种学习经验将有助于他们在临床轮转期间针对 2 型糖尿病患者的胰岛素治疗做出临床决策。
学生药剂师提供的教育提高了他们在选择、剂量、管理和咨询胰岛素产品方面的知识和信心，但在调整治疗方面没有提高。尽管学生护士和学生医生在研究之前就已经重视药学，但他们愿意向药剂师寻求帮助的意愿有所增加。这项研究表明，PAT 在促进医疗专业学生之间的合作方面是有用的，有助于提高知识和信心，最终增强以患者为中心的护理。
