Authors : Uchenna Cosmas Ugwu, Blessing Onyebuchi Asogwa and Benedict Ezike Amadi
Abstract: In health and applied sciences, Healthcare Simulation-HCS has remained a platform for interprofessional development of the prospective professionals. This is because HCS uses a situation that allows students to explore and experience a representation of a real healthcare event for the purpose of practice, learning, evaluation, testing and gaining a deeper understanding of the systems or human actions. This study aimed to determine the attitude of undergraduate health educators-UHEs towards HCS as a platform for interprofessional education-IPE in health and applied sciences in universities. Using descriptive research design, a sample size of 300 UHEs was properly selected and used for the study. The result showed that the attitude of UHE towards HCS as a platform for IPE in health and applied sciences in universities was encouraging. Statistically, the study indicated significant differences within demographic variables of the respondents regarding attitude towards HCS. It was therefore concluded that the student's positive attitudes towards the phenomenon should be enhanced and sustained for effective interprofessional development and quality healthcare services delivery.
Uchenna Cosmas Ugwu, Blessing Onyebuchi Asogwa and Benedict Ezike Amadi, 2018. Healthcare Simulation as a Platform for Interprofessional Education in Health and Applied Sciences: A Descriptive Study of Undergraduate Health Educator's Attitude. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 13: 10046-10052.