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What is the purpose of shadowing a nurse as a resident? A medical student?
A morning in their shoes - UCHealth Today
The article above, summarized here, is from this month and it discusses a new activity for residents at a residency program in a community hospital north of Denver, CO. Interns in FM who follow the nurses around for a shift get to see how the RNs do their jobs and then debrief with an interdisciplinary group for the purpose of understanding the hospital's workflow, appreciating the job nurses do, and improving their patient's needs.
My question is pretty basic but these are the nuances that interest me:
Do these experiences change attitudes about the physician-nurse relationship? Could these be applied to other health care workers in an effort to maximize productivity and quality care? Are any medical schools currently implementing these shadowing programs or discussion or as elective courses or are they mostly part of PBL?
And if medical students and/or residents were better informed about what other healthcare providers did, then would patient outcomes improve? Medical errors be reduced? Healthcare costs go down?
Finally, since you could assume that interns will eventually pick up on the workflow and nurse appreciation, Is any of this really necessary since you'll be on the wards anyway, or does the premature preparation make the transition smoother?
*Edit* I've seen a lot of the nurse v. doc threads here so I definitely am not trying to make this question thread into a mud sling. I have a friend in M1 who, as part of her initial coursework, had to meet with PT students, nursing students, PA students, etc as part of a holistic healthcare team-building exercise. Do these work, or are they just a check box for medical education? But then if they don't work then why implement?
A morning in their shoes - UCHealth Today
The article above, summarized here, is from this month and it discusses a new activity for residents at a residency program in a community hospital north of Denver, CO. Interns in FM who follow the nurses around for a shift get to see how the RNs do their jobs and then debrief with an interdisciplinary group for the purpose of understanding the hospital's workflow, appreciating the job nurses do, and improving their patient's needs.
My question is pretty basic but these are the nuances that interest me:
Do these experiences change attitudes about the physician-nurse relationship? Could these be applied to other health care workers in an effort to maximize productivity and quality care? Are any medical schools currently implementing these shadowing programs or discussion or as elective courses or are they mostly part of PBL?
And if medical students and/or residents were better informed about what other healthcare providers did, then would patient outcomes improve? Medical errors be reduced? Healthcare costs go down?
Finally, since you could assume that interns will eventually pick up on the workflow and nurse appreciation, Is any of this really necessary since you'll be on the wards anyway, or does the premature preparation make the transition smoother?
*Edit* I've seen a lot of the nurse v. doc threads here so I definitely am not trying to make this question thread into a mud sling. I have a friend in M1 who, as part of her initial coursework, had to meet with PT students, nursing students, PA students, etc as part of a holistic healthcare team-building exercise. Do these work, or are they just a check box for medical education? But then if they don't work then why implement?
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