Implications for school nursing through interprofessional education and practice

Abstract

The development of interprofessional education for school health services should be envisaged by the local higher educational institute and policy makers to reduce children's risk-taking behaviours and promote their health and well-being. Health educators and health policy makers can better understand how interprofessional education and collaboration can promote children health service for regional and national policy and practice.

A comparative study of interprofessional education in global health care

“…The findings showed that among all health science disciplines, nursing was the discipline that conducted the most IPE programs. [ 23 , 29 , 71 , 76 ] Apart from that, medicine, pharmacy, and dentistry were the top 3 departments which frequently established IPE programs. [ 15 , 33 , 36 , 51 , 56 , 59 ] Midwifery, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and other health sciences incorporated IPE programs, but IPE-specific initiatives implemented by these departments were not found.…”

Developing Positive Attitudes Toward Interprofessional Collaboration Among Students in the Health Care Professions

“…And=or they may lack skills for interprofessional communication. Social work students tend to focus on the emotional and psychological perspective of patients, while medical students focus more on the physical aspects (Lam, Chan, & Yeung, 2013).…”

“Adaptable to Unexpected Situations”: Nursing and Social Work Students Reflect on Interprofessional Communication and Teamwork

“…Lam et al (2013) report the firsthand experiences of nursing and social work students, asserting the increased capacity to identify and serve at-risk schoolchildren before problems emerge. The authors further convey the potential to promote children's health on a larger scale if collaborative models and academic-practice partners engage in creative school policy to effect change over time (Lam et al, 2013).…”

“…Some authors have described interprofessional teams in the home setting (Laughlin et al, 2015), while others have focused on nursing-social work partnership in the design of health promotion fairs at senior centers (Kolomer, Quinn, & Steele, 2010). A recent study described the potential for school-based health promotion through nursing and social work IPE initiatives (Lam, Chan, & Yeung, 2013).…”