Roles and Responsibilities: Asking Nurses and Physicians What They Know, Do Not Know and Want to Know about the Other's Profession

Authors

  • Dordie Moriel Hospital for Special Surgery New York, New York 10021
  • Karla Felix Hospital for Special Surgery New York, New York 10021
  • Patricia Quinlan Hospital for Special Surgery New York, New York 10021

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22230/jripe.2017v7n1a253

Keywords:

Roles and responsibilities, Interprofessional, Nurse, Physician, IPE, Education, Curriculum, Practice environment education

Abstract

Background: In 2015, an Institute of Medicine (IOM) report acknowledged that interprofessional education (IPE) had focused on academic learning yet had not been well assimilated into clinical practice. The aim of this study was to gather data from practicing clinicians to inform a curriculum that could be integrated into practice environment educational regimens.

Methods and Findings: A qualitative description approach was utilized to analyze data gathered via focus groups conducted with practicing nurses and physicians. Participants were asked to describe what they knew, did not know, and wanted to know about each others profession, and what they felt would be the best method of delivery for this information. Findings indicate a lack of understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the other profession and genuine interest in learning more.

Conclusions: Integrating IPE into practice environment education is of interest and would be beneficial to healthcare professionals for improving patient care, safety, and professional rapport.

Author Biographies

Dordie Moriel, Hospital for Special Surgery New York, New York 10021

Ms. Moriel is a practicing clinical nurse with forty years of experience in emergency departments, and ambulatory surgery departments.  She is a member of the Nursing Research Council at Hospital for Special Surgery, and the Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society of Nursing. She has sustained an interest in nurse/physician relationships her entire career. 

Karla Felix, Hospital for Special Surgery New York, New York 10021

Karla Felix Director, GME Curriculum and Evaluation oversees the clinical, didactic, and research curriculum for the Orthopaedic Surgery Residency program and medical student programs at Hospital for Special Surgery. Ms. Felix’s research is centered on evaluating the effectiveness of educational programs in orthopaedic residency.

Patricia Quinlan, Hospital for Special Surgery New York, New York 10021

Ms. Quinlan is the Assistant Vice President, Nursing Excellence.  She is responsible for the educational needs of all nurses as well as the hospital patient education program. Ms. Quinlan strives to promote rigorous quality improvement, evidenced based practice and nursing research within Hospital for Special Surgery and encourages staff nurse participation in these inter-related endeavors; Ms. Quinlan is responsible for all activities related to maintaining Magnet status for the organization. She has strong working relationships with all levels of nurses and interdisciplinary staff. Ms. Quinlan oversees training and support to improve patient care using quality indicator data to drive improvement projects and/or research.

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Published

2017-09-20

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Articles: Empirical Research