Research Article: Nursing and Social Work Trauma Simulation: Exploring an Interprofessional Approach
Lead Author: Sara Manning, M.S.
Submitted by: Amber Snyder, University of Pittsburgh

Individual competencies in the fields of Nursing and Social Work are essential to be successful in the profession. Equally as important is the competence to work successfully interprofessionally. This article describes an interprofesional training strategy which combined nursing and social work programs to create one simulation.

The simulation was a mandatory activity for senior nursing, and junior social work students. The simulation occurred in a simulated emergency room. Students were exposed to a crisis of a car accident, placing all members of a family system in the emergency room. Nursing students were in the role of a registered nurses, assessing and caring for the injured. Social workers involved in the simulation were available for consultation throughout the simulation as needed.

Read the full article in the Clinical Simulation in Nursing here.

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