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Impact of Standardized Simulated Patients on First-Year Pharmacy Students' Knowledge Retention of Insulin Injection Technique and Counseling Skills.

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Bowers, R; Tunney, R; Kelly, K; Mills, B; Trotta, K; Wheeless, CN; Drew, R
Published in: Am J Pharm Educ
August 2017

Objective. To compare pre- and post-intervention test scores assessing insulin injection technique and counseling skills among P1 students with (intervention) or without (control) simulated patients, and to compare counseling checklist and knowledge retention test scores between groups. Methods. This study utilized cluster randomization. In addition to traditional instruction, the intervention group counseled a simulated patient on the use of insulin using the teach-back method. Test score changes from baseline were analyzed via two-sample t-test. Results. The intervention group exhibited a significantly greater increase in knowledge test scores from baseline compared to the control group. Similar changes were seen in post-instruction counseling checklist scores and knowledge retention test scores from baseline. Conclusion. Simulated patient interactions, when added to traditional coursework within a P1 skills lab, improve student counseling aptitude and knowledge retention scores.

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Am J Pharm Educ

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EISSN

1553-6467

Publication Date

August 2017

Volume

81

Issue

6

Start / End Page

113

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Students, Pharmacy
  • Single-Blind Method
  • Retention, Psychology
  • Patient Simulation
  • Insulin
  • Hypoglycemic Agents
  • Humans
  • Education, Pharmacy
  • Education
  • Counseling
 

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Bowers, R., Tunney, R., Kelly, K., Mills, B., Trotta, K., Wheeless, C. N., & Drew, R. (2017). Impact of Standardized Simulated Patients on First-Year Pharmacy Students' Knowledge Retention of Insulin Injection Technique and Counseling Skills. Am J Pharm Educ, 81(6), 113. https://doi.org/10.5688/ajpe816113
Bowers, Riley, Robert Tunney, Kim Kelly, Beth Mills, Katie Trotta, C Neil Wheeless, and Richard Drew. “Impact of Standardized Simulated Patients on First-Year Pharmacy Students' Knowledge Retention of Insulin Injection Technique and Counseling Skills.Am J Pharm Educ 81, no. 6 (August 2017): 113. https://doi.org/10.5688/ajpe816113.
Bowers R, Tunney R, Kelly K, Mills B, Trotta K, Wheeless CN, et al. Impact of Standardized Simulated Patients on First-Year Pharmacy Students' Knowledge Retention of Insulin Injection Technique and Counseling Skills. Am J Pharm Educ. 2017 Aug;81(6):113.
Bowers, Riley, et al. “Impact of Standardized Simulated Patients on First-Year Pharmacy Students' Knowledge Retention of Insulin Injection Technique and Counseling Skills.Am J Pharm Educ, vol. 81, no. 6, Aug. 2017, p. 113. Pubmed, doi:10.5688/ajpe816113.
Bowers R, Tunney R, Kelly K, Mills B, Trotta K, Wheeless CN, Drew R. Impact of Standardized Simulated Patients on First-Year Pharmacy Students' Knowledge Retention of Insulin Injection Technique and Counseling Skills. Am J Pharm Educ. 2017 Aug;81(6):113.

Published In

Am J Pharm Educ

DOI

EISSN

1553-6467

Publication Date

August 2017

Volume

81

Issue

6

Start / End Page

113

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Students, Pharmacy
  • Single-Blind Method
  • Retention, Psychology
  • Patient Simulation
  • Insulin
  • Hypoglycemic Agents
  • Humans
  • Education, Pharmacy
  • Education
  • Counseling