Educational Challenges of Interprofessional Practice Education

What Is Interprofessional Learning? Interprofessional practice education (IPE) has been defined by the Centre for Advancement of Interprofessional Education (CAIPE) as two or more professions “learning with, from and about each other to improve collaboration and quality of care” (Barr, 2002). In order to improve outcomes across healthcare through collaboration there is the need to…

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Journal Club: Factors influencing nurses’ intentions to leave adult critical care

Journal Club Article: Khan, N., Jackson, D., Stayt, L., & Walthall, H. (2018). Factors influencing nurses’ intentions to leave adult critical care settings. Nursing in critical care.   Background: “Nurse retention is a global problem across all specialities but is exacerbated in critical care areas where elevated nurse–patient ratios and the use of advance technologies require greater…

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Workplace Training: Informal Learning?

Workplaces as Centres of Inquiry Workplace learning and experiences are often seen as informal and subsequently ‘informal learning’ occurs. Billet (2002) states that an educational workplace pedagogy exists, and that learning does not just occur in schools and higher education. Workplace education delivers structured goal-directed activities and work practice relevancy so this ‘informal’ tag is…

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