Interdisciplinary education

The AACN position statement on interdisciplinary education is an essential element of a strong work setting. All health care disciplines share a common and main commitment to serving the patient and working toward the ideal health. While each discipline has its own focus, the choice of health care mandates that health professionals work with other related disciplines. Teamwork originates from appreciation and understanding of the roles and contributions that each discipline provide. Such specialized socialization and capability to work together is the result of shared educational and practice experiences.

 Nursing students should be educated in an environment that provides such interdisciplinary educational experiences based on mutual understanding and respect and designed to enhance the practice of each discipline. One vital component of any educational endeavor is evaluation of its success. Thus, educators are responsible for assessing the results of an interdisciplinary approach to assure that collaboration is enhanced, the delivery of care is facilitated, and patient outcomes are improved. EMR Technology can enhance and enrich clinical teaching and learning. Electronic Health Records (EMR) has allowed doctors/providers to have access to medical records and to immunizations records while in one central location. Past records can be viewed by providers were given permission to do so by the patient. This also has decreased paper use, where as in a physician’s office a chart used to be made out of paper and that is no longer the case. This has allowed for safety by providers because medications can be reviewed and checked for any interaction and also past immunizations records can be checked on to see if the patient needs a new immunization. It also allows the patient’s medical history to be written and researched in front of the patient so the provider so can verify it with them. The patient also have total access to their charts through My Chart which they may view all of their records. They also can look back at past lab work and other reports. All lab work and emergency rooms visits go right to the provider via fax and sometimes can go directly into the chart. X-rays can now be reviewed by computer without having to have the patient bring the x-rays to the office or to access the x-rays themselves. This is also decreased use of space by many radiology files and paper charts. Most records are now scanned into a computer or go right into a computer and this saves space, time and it is safer for the patients because access is immediate. Pictures are being taken of patients upon arrival to outpatient clinics and emergency rooms to verify identity with each visit due to the large amount of fraud with ID’s and insurances.Technology can enhance and enrich clinical teaching and learning. Electronic Health Records (EMR) has allowed doctors/providers to have access to medical records and to immunizations records while in one central location. Past records can be viewed by providers were given permission to do so by the patient. This also has decreased paper use, where as in a physician’s office a chart used to be made out of paper and that is no longer the case. This has allowed for safety by providers because medications can be reviewed and checked for any interaction and also past immunizations records can be checked on to see if the patient needs a new immunization. It also allows the patient’s medical history to be written and researched in front of the patient so the provider so can verify it with them. Patients also have total access to their charts through My Chart in which they may view all of their records. They also can look back at past lab work and other reports. All lab work and emergency rooms visits go right to the provider via fax and sometimes can go directly into the chart. X-rays can now be reviewed by computer without having to have the patient bring the x-rays to the office or to access the x-rays themselves. This is also decreased use of space by many radiology files and paper charts. Most records are now scanned into a computer or go right into a computer and this saves space, time and it is safer for the patients because access is immediate. Pictures are being taken of patients upon arrival to outpatient clinics and emergency rooms to verify identity with each visit due to the large amount of fraud with ID’s and insurances.