Perioperative inter-professional education training enhance team performance and readiness

<h2>Abstract</h2><h3>Background</h3> Nursing students often experience anxiety during their transition to real healthcare environments, primarily due to a lack of training with professionals from other specialties. We developed an interprofessional education (IPE) course for nursing students and surgical residents to refine their perioperative skills in a simulation environment. We quantified the impact of this IPE course on students' team performance. <h3>Methods</h3> Fifteen health participants, comprising five surgical residents and 10 nursing students, were organized into 10 interprofessional surgical teams. Each interdisciplinary team performed two open cholecystectomies in simulation, with a brief debriefing phase in between. Team performance and participants' perceptions of IPE training were surveyed. Video analysis identified collaborative behaviors, including anticipatory movements. <h3>Results</h3> Team performance score showed a significant improvement on the second trial, particularly among nursing students. Participants improved their attitudes and readiness regarding the IPE program. Interestingly, nursing students exhibited more anticipatory movements during the second trial, a behavioral improvement not observed in surgical residents. <h3>Conclusion</h3> Perioperative IPE training produce more pronounced improvement observed among nursing students after the debriefing phase.