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CURRENTS IN PHARMACY TEACHING AND LEARNING
Volume 12, Issue 5, Pages 577-584Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.cptl.2020.01.002
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Simulation; Manikins; Standardized patients; Physical assessment
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Background and purpose: Patient assessment skills are an integral component of pharmacy education. Fostering a realistic learning experience requires simulated interaction with standardized patients (SPs). Cost, student performance, and student preference are important factors to consider when selecting a SP option. The study objective was to compare student peer SPs (SPSPs) and manikins for training student pharmacists to perform physical assessment skills. Educational activity and setting: First-year student pharmacists were taught five physical assessment techniques and practiced on both a manikin and SPSPs. An examination was administered to assess student knowledge and technique performance. Student preference was assessed via survey. A cost utility analysis compared the costs of a SimMan manikin with SPSPs. Findings: All enrolled student pharmacists met competency during the final exam. Students strongly agreed or agreed: practicing on a live simulated patient enhanced my ability to perform physical assessment skills (95%); practicing on SimMan enhanced my ability to perform physical assessment skills (88%); I am interested in incorporating physical assessments in my future pharmacy (88%); and I believe future practice will support implementing physical assessments (85%). The cost utility analysis determined a utility of 4.74 with student peer SPs and 4.49 with SimMan. Summary: Student pharmacists were successfully trained to perform physical assessment techniques utilizing both SPSPs and a manikin. Understanding differences in instructional methods allows educators to determine best practices when teaching physical assessment.
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