Poverty and health inequalities: Perceptions of social work students and nursing students

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Basak Demirtas ◽  
Gonca Polat ◽  
Funda Seher Özalp Ateş ◽  
Lana Sue Ka‘opua
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Health Inequalities ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Poverty And Health

Implementation of the TeamSTEPPS Curriculum With Baccalaureate Nursing and Social Work Students Utilizing Student Trainers: A Qualitative and Quantitative Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. e63-e69
Author(s):  
Susan L. Huehn ◽  
Mary Beth Kuehn ◽  
Genesis M. Fukunaga Luna Victoria
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Clinical Experiences ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Compromise Patient Safety

Nursing and social work education programs are seeking innovative ways to prepare students to function as collaborative members of interprofessional teams upon graduation. Communication is a key linked to a decrease in medical errors, which compromise patient safety. In response to nursing students' concerns about clinical experiences in which they had witnessed poor communication with the potential to jeopardize patient care, faculty members identified a communication skills training program designed to improve team performance. Senior nursing and social work students at the beginning of their last semester of school were trained in selected modules of the Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety (TeamSTEPPS) training program and subsequently trained their student colleagues. The goal was to emphasize communication skills and strategies in a sustainable student trainer model. Qualitative and quantitative data about participant experiences revealed significant improvement in teamwork attitudes and communication skills following the training.

scholarly journals Attitudes Toward Interprofessional Collaboration Among Students in the Health Care Professions

10.18060/2953 ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 556-572 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juyoung Park ◽  
Wesley Hawkins ◽  
Michele Hawkins ◽  
Elwood Hamlin
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Social Worker ◽  
Interprofessional Collaboration ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Students Attitudes

This study investigated differences in attitudes expressed by medical, nursing, and social work students regarding interprofessional collaboration (a) between physician and nurse, (b) between nurse and social worker, and (c) between physician and social worker. A self-administered cross-sectional survey was presented to participants online. The Jefferson School of Attitudes Toward Physician-Nurse Collaboration (JSAPNC), a modified JSAPNC, and a demographic questionnaire were completed online by 80 students from medicine, nursing, and social work. Significant (p = ≤ .005) differences in attitudes toward interprofessional collaboration (IPC) were noted among social work, medical, and nursing students. Attitudes toward IPC in the health care setting were generally positive, with social work and nursing students showing more positive attitudes than medical students. Additional psychometric tests are required to obtain sound reliability and validity scores for the modified JSAPNC.

Improving Collaboration Among Social Work and Nursing Students Through Interprofessional Simulation

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 179-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Beth Kuehn ◽  
Susan Huehn ◽  
Susan Smalling
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Interprofessional Collaboration ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Patient Simulation ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Health Care Team ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Time Simulation ◽  
First Time

This project implemented first-time simulation with nursing and social work students. Students participated in a contextual learning experience through a patient simulation of interprofessional practice as a health care team member and reflection through debriefing and open response comments. Simulation offers a means to practice interprofessional collaboration prior to entering practice. Participants reported an increased understanding of the scope of practice of other team members through their reflections following simulation. In addition, participants reported increased comprehension of team dynamics and their relationship to improved patient care. Overall, the simulation encouraged development of the skills necessary to function as part of a collaborative, interprofessional team.

A Poverty Simulation's Impact on Nursing and Social Work Students' Attitudes Towards Poverty and Health

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 256-262
Author(s):  
Mary Beth Kuehn ◽  
Carlos M. Grosch Mendes ◽  
Genesis M. Fukunaga Luna Victoria ◽  
Erin Nemetz ◽  
Zyreel Claire P. Rigos
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Health Professions ◽  
The United States ◽  
Community Action ◽  
Structural Explanation ◽  
Poverty And Health ◽  
Students Attitudes

BackgroundCurrently, about 40 million people in the United States live in poverty, one of the most significant social determinants of health. Nurses and social workers must understand the effect of living in poverty on their clients' health and quality of life.PurposeNurses and social workers will encounter persons living in poverty. Therefore, beginning in their undergraduate education, health professions students must be aware of their attitudes towards poverty and how poverty affects health.MethodsThe Community Action Poverty Simulation was conducted with nursing and social work students at a small liberal arts institution. The Attitudes toward Poverty-Short Form (ATP-SF) and Beliefs Related to Poverty and Health (BRPH) tools were used pre- and postsimulation to assess students' attitudes about poverty and beliefs about the relationship between poverty and health. An emotional response plan was created to address participants' emotional responses by providing a separate space on-site and information about future resources.ResultsThe ATP-SF showed a significant overall difference (p < .001) between pre- and postsimulation surveys, indicating a shift toward a structural explanation of poverty; the BRPH showed that participants believed poverty is the result of illness and inability to work (p < .01).ConclusionThis study supports poverty simulation use to promote awareness of attitudes towards those living in poverty and how poverty impacts health. Recommendations include using more community resource volunteers with first-hand poverty experience, allowing students to role-play adults or older teens in the simulation, and including other health professions students.

Teaching about Dying and Death in a Multidisciplinary Student Group

1980 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 265-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Barton ◽  
Miles K. Crowder ◽  
John M. Flexner
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Group Process ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Mutual Support ◽  
Student Group ◽  
Hospital Chaplains ◽  
Theology Students

A number of dimensions which emerged in instructing a multidisciplinary class of medical students, nursing students, social work students and theology students about dying and death are discussed in this paper. As the group process proved to be the single most important aspect of the multidisciplinary course, primary attention is devoted to this phenomenon as it evolved in the class. The course provided a laboratory in which students from varying disciplines could evaluate their roles and transactions and begin to work together to focus on important matters involved in caring for the dying. In so doing the recognition of a solidarity of purpose, shared feeling, and mutual support emerged. Care for the dying person is often provided by physicians, nurses, hospital chaplains, psychologists, community clergymen, social workers and other personnel.

scholarly journals Safe Place

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 320-337
Author(s):  
Melissa Copenhaver ◽  
Ann Crandell-Williams
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Clinical Supervision ◽  
Interprofessional Education ◽  
Professional Socialization ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Interprofessional Communication ◽  
Mixed Methods Approach ◽  
Safe Place ◽  
Comfort Levels

Interprofessional collaborative practice (ICP) is an essential skill in today’s healthcare environment that can be cultivated through interprofessional education (IPE) in higher education, as students are in the process of developing their professional identities. Undergraduate social work field students and nursing students in clinical rotation explored their experiences together in clinical supervision groups co-led by instructors from both fields. Researchers used a mixed methods approach to measure changes in feelings and skills related to ICP among students who participated in clinical supervision groups. Eighteen nursing and social work students participated; those involved in the interprofessional clinical supervision groups performed better on the Inter-professional Socialization and Valuing Scale (ISVS) than the comparison group. Qualitative themes indicated that students enhanced their interprofessional knowledge; improved their interprofessional communication skills; and increased their comfort levels on an interprofessional team. Implications and suggestions for implementation are discussed.

scholarly journals Harnessing Technology for Research During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed Methods Diary Study Protocol

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 160940692098604
Author(s):  
L. Y. Saltzman ◽  
L. D. Terzis ◽  
T. C. Hansel ◽  
J. M. Blakey ◽  
D. Logan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Phase 1 ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Diary Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Master Of Social Work ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Msw Students ◽  
Changes Over Time

Project Title: Psychosocial Reactions to a Global Pandemic: A Diary Study During COVID-19. Design: The study uses a mixed methods design that includes both a cross-sectional quantitative survey and qualitative diary entries submitted online eight times by student participants. Context of Study: The study timeline spans the full shutdown, phase 1 reopening, and phase 2 reopening of New Orleans Louisiana. Objectives: The study has three primary objectives: (1) To better understand the experiences of Social Work Students during the COVID-19 pandemic; (2) To explore risk and protective factors that influences Social Work Students’ ability to cope with stressors and changes associated with the COVID-19 pandemic; and (3) to track changes over time in coping among Social Work Students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Study Population: Current Master of Social Work (MSW) Students enrolled at Tulane University during the COVID-19 Pandemic will be invited to participate in this study.

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