Promoting population health by integrating an interprofessional poverty simulation into the curriculum
Abstract
Background: Nursing programs have a unique opportunity to bolster students’ understanding of the concept of population health management through use of a poverty simulation. Addressing population health requires that nurses understand the broader issues impacting patient care. Aim: To determine if integrating an interprofessional poverty simulation is an effective tool to introduce the concept of population health management.
Methods: The Community Action Poverty Simulation© was implemented in a baccalaureate nursing curriculum as an interprofessional learning activity. The study was quasi-experimental using a quantitative pre-test and post-test design and qualitative essays.
Results: Data were collected from 277 college students, including 149 nursing majors.
Conclusions: The analyses support that a published poverty simulation is an effective resource to expose students to interprofessional collaboration and establish a professional precedent to promote population health management principles.Full Text:
PDFDOI: https://doi.org/10.5430/jnep.v9n5p52
Journal of Nursing Education and Practice
ISSN 1925-4040 (Print) ISSN 1925-4059 (Online)
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