ABSTRACT
This study assesses second-year medical students' views of the nurse and compares them to those commonly held by the lay public. Using a modified version of the American Nurses Association National Commission's "Nursing Implementation Project Survey," views of the role of the registered professional nurse were elicited from second-year medical students in 1992 (n = 38), 1993 (n = 50), and 1994 (n = 70) during workshops designed for them to enhance nurse-physician collegiality. Misconceptions about the nursing profession and the scope of the nurse's role to ensure positive patient outcomes, were elucidated. Medical students welcomed opportunities within the curriculum to redefine their conceptions of the image of registered professional nurses. Nurses' advanced professional capabilities and interdisciplinary collegiality deserve continued attention throughout the medical school curriculum.
Subject(s)
Attitude of Health Personnel , Job Description , Nurses , Students, Medical/psychology , Adult , Female , Humans , Interprofessional Relations , Male , Middle Aged , Role , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
Medical education is the key to improvements in physician-nurse relationships and communication. The results of a workshop for second-year medical students on collegiality organized by The Mount Sinai Hospital Department of Nursing and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine are presented. The workshop follow-up roundtable discussion is summarized and the results of a survey of medical students' perception of professional nursing are presented.
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Curriculum , Education, Medical , Interprofessional Relations , Nurses , Physicians , Students, Medical/psychology , Adult , Education, Medical/trends , Female , Humans , Male , Nursing Staff/psychologyABSTRACT
As the nation grapples with the latest shortage of registered professional nurses, a creative solution, with an eye toward nursing in the 21st century, is the Mentor Program in Nursing for high school students at The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. The registered professional nurses on staff at the medical center have made a commitment to this program as a way of encouraging a continuous supply of future nurses.
