Perceptions of Nursing and Physical Therapy Students Toward Peer-Led Interprofessional Education in Manual Handling

Perceptions of first-semester BSN students (N = 220) who received education on patient moving and handling skills from either fourth-year physical therapy/physiotherapy student peer teachers (n = 8) or regular nurse educators were obtained via validated scales and focus groups. There was a significa...

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Main Authors: McCrorie, P., Roberts, Pamela, Sainsbury, David, Boldy, Duncan, Gower, Shelley
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37698
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Summary:Perceptions of first-semester BSN students (N = 220) who received education on patient moving and handling skills from either fourth-year physical therapy/physiotherapy student peer teachers (n = 8) or regular nurse educators were obtained via validated scales and focus groups. There was a significant increase in the mean scores of items concerning communication skills in both groups, with increased scores for all items in the peer-led group. The teaching skills of physical therapy/physiotherapy student peers were evaluated highly by the nursing students.