ABSTRACT
Purpose
To evaluate the effectiveness of a virtual interprofessional collaboration in public health educational intervention.
Design
Mixed-methods study.
Methods
Sample (N =171) consisted of community health nursing students, who completed an assessment after watching six videos, illustrating how various disciplines collaborate in a public health department.
Findings
Participants felt their interprofessional awareness, understanding, and collaboration intention increased; clarified discipline misconceptions, and application/utilization plans for this knowledge in practice were revealed.
Conclusions
Interprofessional collaboration in public health educational intervention was effective in increasing participants’ interprofessional awareness, understanding, and intent to collaborate.
Clinical Evidence
Educational intervention is a strategy to improve students’ knowledge of interprofessional collaboration in public health.
Disclosure Statement
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
Author contributions
Jenni L. Hoffman, DNP, RN, FNP-C, CLNC, FAANP (First Author)- coordinated research project, IRB submission, data analysis, drafted and edited manuscript, and manuscript submission.
Grigoris Argeros, PhD (Second Author)- data analysis and edited manuscript.