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A new addition to the curriculum: Nurse-physician collaboration

HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, May 27, 2008

An effective way to improve patient care, safety, and outcomes is for nurses and physicians to work together as a team. Often, that teamwork is visible within healthcare organizations that have achieved ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® designation. But nurse-physician collaboration is not easy, prompting Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia to implement a team-building curriculum in the earliest stages of its students’ educations.

The school recently created the Jefferson Center for InterProfessional Education (JCIPE)—a two-year program that establishes nurse-physician collaboration among students in the health profession to improve interdisciplinary communication and interaction.

The JCIPE program is required for all first-year students studying medicine, nursing, physical therapy, and occupational therapy. To create effective team-building, two medical students and a nursing student are paired together and partnered with a resident living with a chronic condition. The team visits its patient to understand his or her medical history and to understand the need for comforting, quality care.

Source: Nurse.com

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