RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Measuring Attitudes of Clinical Laboratory Science Students Toward Interprofessional Education Using the Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale (RIPLS)
JF American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
JO Clin Lab Sci
FD American Society of Chemistry and Laboratory Science
SP 179
OP 185
DO 10.29074/ascls.2018001107
VO 31
IS 4
A1 Brown, Michelle
A1 Oliveira, Ana
A1 Miller, Brianna
A1 Josephat, Floyd
YR 2018
UL http://hwmaint.clsjournal.ascls.org/content/31/4/179.abstract
AB BACKGROUND: The current complex environment of health care demands a comprehensive approach where teamwork and communication are paramount. Interprofessional education (IPE) is one avenue to promote collaboration. Our objective was to determine the attitudes of Clinical Laboratory Science (CLS) students toward IPE.METHODS: The revised Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale (RIPLS) was chosen to assess CLS students’ attitudes toward IPE after participating in an interprofessional simulation. In addition to the RIPLS items, demographics, previous experience in health care, and interprofessional simulation were collected.RESULTS: Fifty participants had an average age of 26.7 years (SD = 5.25), 70% were female, and 46% were white. In addition, 26% had experience in interprofessional simulation, while 48% had worked in health care. Students’ scores were high in all questions of RIPLS subscales except for the questions belonging to the negative professional identification (inverted scale) and for the roles and responsibilities subscales.CONCLUSION: University of Alabama at Birmingham CLS students have a positive attitude about IPE. Faculty in CLS programs should provide interprofessional experiences for their students.