Learning to overcome hierarchical pressures to achieve safer patient care: an interprofessional simulation for nursing, medical, and physician assistant students.
Reeves SA, Denault D, Huntington JT, et al. Learning to Overcome Hierarchical Pressures to Achieve Safer Patient Care: An Interprofessional Simulation for Nursing, Medical, and Physician Assistant Students. Nurse Edu. 2017;42(5S Suppl 1):S27-S31. doi:10.1097/NNE.0000000000000427.
Simulation training has been used to develop clinical and nontechnical skills in teams and individuals. This commentary describes an interprofessional simulation program developed to help students learn to manage hierarchy and enhance communication. The authors describe the design and planning of the learning experience and report the results of the effort.