Accuracy of interpreting vital signs in simulation: An empirical study of conformity between medical and nursing students

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• 作者：Alyshah Kaba ; PhD^a ; ^{akaba@ucalgary.ca" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Tanya N. Beran ; PhD^b ; Deborah White ; PhD^c
• 关键词：Group conformity ; Peer pressure ; Patient safety ; Communication ; Decision-making ; Interprofessional education ; Collaborative practice ; Health professions ; Medical students ; Nursing students ; Teamwork ; Simulation
• 刊名：Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：June 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：3
• 期：Complete
• 页码：9-18
• 全文大小：334 K

文摘

Given the ubiquity of collaborative practice in health care, it is critical to examine how interprofessional group members make diagnostic decisions.

Purpose

This study investigated whether peer pressure leads to inaccurate interpretations and clinical decisions about patient care.

Methods

An experimental research design was used to examine whether 3rd year nursing students (n = 44), and 2nd year medical students (n = 60) students report incorrect diagnoses and vital signs that correspond to incorrect vital signs reported by confederates using a patient simulator.

Discussion

Students who reported the same incorrect vital signs they heard from confederates were likely to select a diagnosis that corresponded to these values. Qualitative analyses showed that primary reasons for conforming differed between nursing and medical students.

Conclusions

In practice, peer pressure may directly impact interprofessional decision making and patient safety.