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Influence Of Nurse Educators On The Inclusion Of Interprofessional Education In Nursing Curricula, Holly Freas-Webster
Influence Of Nurse Educators On The Inclusion Of Interprofessional Education In Nursing Curricula, Holly Freas-Webster
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Background: The Institute of Medicine (2010) and the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses () action recognized the impact that collaboration among health care workers has on safe patient care. Ineffective communication and teamwork are a cause of medical errors. To remedy this cause, including interprofessional education in program curriculum will better prepare nurses and strengthen their skills as they enter the workforce. Methods: Selected data bases were searched for interprofessional education that identified the methodologies nursing faculty were implementing and what obstacles were identified to successful curriculum inclusion of interprofessional education (IPE). Results: A variety of methods are being …