Research Article

Creation and Implementation of a Large-Scale Geriatric Interprofessional Education Experience

Table 5

Facilitator feedback.

Question (n)Comment (n)

The most effective part of the simulation experience was (24)The volunteer patient assessment and care planning (14)
All disciplines participating (2)
Working as a team to develop the care plan (3)
Developing the care plan (1)
The huddle (1)
The simulation (2)
All of it (1)

The least effective part of the simulation experience was (18)Not having all professions present (3)
Nothing (3)
Rooms too crowded (2)
Sometimes difficult to engage students (2)
Expert panel hard to hear (2)
Asking about medications (1)
The debrief (2)
Poster time too short (1)
Presenting care plan to expert panel (1)
Simulated patient (1)

Recommendations for improving this session for the future (21)Larger room (3)
Decrease time (3)
Engage students more (2)
None (2)
More time to give feedback to students (1)
Have all professions present (1)
Better coordination of facilitators prior to the event (1)
Give all students all assessment information (1)
Restructure debriefs (1)
More transition time (1)
Better organization of handouts (1)
Consistency in case (1)
Provide large and small blood pressure cuffs (1)
More time (1)
Give students the volunteer patient assessments early (1)

Other comments (16)Great experience for students and faculty (2)
Well thought out (1)
Organized (1)
Didactics were excellent (1)
Provide more ill volunteer patients (1)
Students very engaged in the simulation (1)
Great group, interactive, good problem solvers (1)
All excellent (1)
Sparked new ideas for my teaching (1)
All information should be given to all students (1)
Unsure of posters, student engagement variable (1)
Nurses need to speak up more (1)
More balance academically (1)
More social work presence (1)
Decrease time for the volunteer patient evaluation (1)