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Nursing Students’ Experiences in Consecutive Clinical Interprofessional Education in Japan: Application of the IPE in Nursing Colleges

Junko Shida, Mariko Otsuka · Nursing Reports · 2022

Aim: To document nursing students’ experiences of continuous participation in a clinical interprofessional education (IPE) program with the Faculty of Pharmacy of other universities in Japan, which had been incorporated into the existing practicum program, and consider how to develop a one-shot clinical IPE program. Methods: The study participants were two nursing students from a single-department college; they were participating in a clinical IPE program—the first IPE program they had ever participated in—during an area-based practicum in Year 3. Subsequently, in Year 4, a semi-structured interview was conducted, and these interview data were qualitatively and inductively analyzed. Results: Seven categories were identified, and it was found that through continuous participation in the IPE program, there was a change from “clinical IPE is stuck at the back of their mind as a bitter experience” to “the process of clinical IPE stimulates their maturity as a nursing student” and “cultivates attitudes necessary for cooperation”. Conclusion: Consecutive years of continuous clinical IPE helps students deepen their understanding of learning content by reducing the physical and mental burd

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