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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Roberts, Pamela
Sainsbury, David
Boldy, Duncan
Gower, Shelley
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description 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.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-376982019-02-19T05:35:07Z Perceptions of Nursing and Physical Therapy Students Toward Peer-Led Interprofessional Education in Manual Handling McCrorie, P. Roberts, Pamela Sainsbury, David Boldy, Duncan Gower, Shelley 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. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37698 10.1097/NNE.0000000000000319 fulltext
spellingShingle McCrorie, P.
Roberts, Pamela
Sainsbury, David
Boldy, Duncan
Gower, Shelley
Perceptions of Nursing and Physical Therapy Students Toward Peer-Led Interprofessional Education in Manual Handling
title Perceptions of Nursing and Physical Therapy Students Toward Peer-Led Interprofessional Education in Manual Handling
title_full Perceptions of Nursing and Physical Therapy Students Toward Peer-Led Interprofessional Education in Manual Handling
title_fullStr Perceptions of Nursing and Physical Therapy Students Toward Peer-Led Interprofessional Education in Manual Handling
title_full_unstemmed Perceptions of Nursing and Physical Therapy Students Toward Peer-Led Interprofessional Education in Manual Handling
title_short Perceptions of Nursing and Physical Therapy Students Toward Peer-Led Interprofessional Education in Manual Handling
title_sort perceptions of nursing and physical therapy students toward peer-led interprofessional education in manual handling
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37698