Only a minority of palliative/EOL communication SBLEs included other interprofessional team members, and half of those involved only actors in those roles¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2018 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2023: baselines and conditions change

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q2 i? Only 14 of the reviewed SBLEs included other members of the interprofessional team; 7 involved actual participation by a member of another discipline, while in the remaining 7 the interprofessional roles were acted out. → Smith Madison B. RN 2018

Evidence¶

Smith Madison B. RN 2018¶

Smith Madison B. RN, BSN, Macieira Tamara G. R. BSN, Bumbach Michael D. PhD, FNP-BC, Garbutt Susan J. DNP, RN, CIC, CNE, CHSE, Citty Sandra W. PhD, ARNP-BC, CNE, Stephen Anita MSN, RN, CNL, Ansell Margaret, Glover Toni L. PhD, GNP-BC, ACHPN, Keenan Gail PhD, RN, FAAN. (2018). The Use of Simulation to Teach Nursing Students and Clinicians Palliative Care and End-of-Life Communication: A Systematic Review. The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049909118761386

q2 · i? · review · r3

The review's Discussion section reports the interprofessional composition of the 30 included SBLEs. The authors call this concerning evidence that nurses and other interprofessional team members are not consistently trained together.

"we were surprised to find that only 14 SBLEs included other members of the interprofessional team. Seven of the 14 involved actual participation by a member of another discipline, while in the remaining 7, the interprofessional roles were acted out by nursing students, practicing nurses, faculty, or other actors."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Simulation-based learning experiences are being used to teach palliative and end-of-life communication skills to nursing students and clinicians
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• Debriefing was a central element of nearly all reviewed palliative/EOL communication SBLEs, but methods varied widely — related