ERIC Number: ED606864
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Publication Date: 2017-Apr-30
Pages: 12
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Assessing Interprofessional Attitudes of Pharmacy and Nursing Students
McDonough, Sharon; Finks, Shannon; Hart, Nancy
AERA Online Paper Repository, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (San Antonio, TX, Apr 27-May 1, 2017)
This study used the Interprofessional Attitudes Scale (IPAS) to examine attitudes of pharmacy and nursing students before and after an interprofessional education activity at a health science center campus. Results were analyzed using a matched pairs design to detect changes in attitudes from pre- to post-survey. Findings showed statistically significant changes with small effect sizes on seven items, with six moving in the desired direction and one moving in a direction not desired. Descriptive data indicated a possible need for intervention regarding prejudices and assumptions about other disciplines within health care professions.
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Work Attitudes, Attitude Change, Attitude Measures, Pharmaceutical Education, Nursing Students, Interprofessional Relationship, Interdisciplinary Approach, Learning Activities, Doctoral Students, Bias
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Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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