Improving the Interprofessional Relationship between Nurses and Speech–Language Pathologists: Expansion of a Project

Authors

• Christina Hamling, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
• Kristy Weissling, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
• Jan Tubbs, Bryan College of Health SciencesFollow
• Jenna Dubas, Bryan College of Health SciencesFollow

Date of this Version

4-2018

Document Type

Poster

Citation

Hamling, C., Weissling, K., Tubbs, J., & Dubas, J. (2018, April). Improving the interprofessional relationship between nurses and speech-language pathologists - Expansion of a project. Poster session presented at the UNL Undergraduate Poster Session, Lincoln, NE.

Comments

Copyright 2018 Christina Hamling , Kristy Weissling , Jan Tubbs , & Jenna Dubas

Abstract

The research presented on this poster explored the impact of extraprofessional education on undergraduate nursing and speech-language pathology students with an overall goal of improving the interprofessional relationship between the two fields. Utilizing quantitative and qualitative methods in the form of a pre-test, educational materials, live guided observation, and post-tests, the researchers found an increase in the nursing students ability to identify the role of the speech-language pathologist in a medical setting. There was also an increase in the speech-language pathology student’s ability to understand how and when to communicate with nurses in a medical setting.