The research presented on this poster explored the impact of extraprofessional education on undergraduate nursing and speech-language pathology students with an overall goal of improving the interprofessional relationship between the two fields. Utilizing quantitative and qualitative methods in the form of a pre-test, educational materials, live guided observation, and post-tests, the researchers found an increase in the nursing students ability to identify the role of the speech-language pathologist in a medical setting. There was also an increase in the speech-language pathology student’s ability to understand how and when to communicate with nurses in a medical setting

Dubas, Jenna

Hamling, Christina

Tubbs, Jan

Weissling, Kristy

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4-2018
Improving the Interprofessional Relationship
between Nurses and Speech-Langauge
Pathologists - Expansion of a Project
Christina Hamling
University of Nebraska - Lincoln, chamling2015@gmail.com
Kristy Weissling
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, kweissling2@unl.edu
Jan Tubbs
Bryan College of Health Sciences, jan.tubbs@bryanhealth.org
Jenna Dubas
Bryan College of Health Sciences, jenna.dubas@bryanhealth.org
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Part of the Interprofessional Education Commons, Nursing Commons, Other Teacher Education
and Professional Development Commons, and the Speech Pathology and Audiology Commons
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Hamling, Christina; Weissling, Kristy; Tubbs, Jan; and Dubas, Jenna, "Improving the Interprofessional Relationship between Nurses
and Speech-Langauge Pathologists - Expansion of a Project" (2018). UCARE Research Products. 146.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/ucareresearch/146
References
Interprofessional education has been
shown to improve patient care in medical
settings by increasing efficiency, improving
services, and reducing medical errors
(McNeilly, 2014). This research project
provided the researchers with preliminary
outcome data regarding a program aimed to
educate nurses about the role of the
speech-language pathologist (SLP) in
medical settings. Additionally, the
researchers planned to improve the
interprofessional relationship between
nurses and speech-language pathologists.
This was accomplished by educating
student nurses and speech-language
pathologists about each other’s fields
through observations, one on one
instruction, and educational materials.
Introduction
Methods
Results Discussion
The researchers plan to continue this
project by educating future nursing
students with the educational materials and
collecting maintenance data. For the
speech-language pathology students, the
plan is to improve the educational hand-out
and the information about nursing
presented to them. This will be carried out
in the form of increasing the difficulty of the
pre-test and reevaluating the educational
handout. The researchers’ goal is to
increase the efficiency and quality of
interprofessional education between
nursing and speech-language pathology
students
A mixed methods approach to data
collection using quantitative and qualitative
methods was utilized. This included multiple
choice questions, Likert-scale items, and
open ended responses.
Participants: There were 63 participants in
this research project. The participants were
Bryan College of Health Sciences nursing
and UNL SLP undergraduate students. The
educational handout was given to 33 nursing
students in the fall semester and the
educational video was given to 15 nursing
students in the spring semester. All 16 SLP
students were given an educational handout.
Materials: The materials used in this
research project were a pre-test, an
educational handout and video, and two
post-tests. The second post-test was sent to
willing participants approximately a month
after their observation to test carry over of
information from our activity.
Daily Procedures:
1. Present the research participants with a pre-
test.
2. Allow the research participants time to read the
education hand-out or watch the educational
video.
3. Have research participants observe a minimum
of three observations of various lengths (20-60
minutes) in the Barkley Speech Language and
Hearing Clinic or observe online, pre-recorded
observations.
4. Present the research participants with the post-
test and collect data.
Nursing Data:
From August 2017 to March 2018, a total of
47 nursing students participated in this
research project. In the fall semester, 32
students were given an educational
handout. In the spring semester, 15 nursing
students were given an educational video.
The average of the pre-test and post-test
scores are as follows:
Fall 2017 – Educational Handout:
To test the statistical significance of the
education handout, we used a two-tailed t-
test for dependent measures:
p = 0.00001
t = 9.666667
Result: p is ≤ 0.05.
Spring 2018 – Educational Video:
To test the statistical significance of the
education video, we used a two-tailed t-test
for dependent measures:
p = 0.000908
t = 4.189798
Result: p is ≤ 0.05.
Improving the Interprofessional Relationship between Nurses and 
Speech-Language Pathologists - Expansion of  a Project
Authors: Christina Hamling, Undergraduate Student      Kristy Weissling, SLP-D, CCC-SLP Jenna Dubas, MSN, RN                       Jan Tubbs, MSN, MS, RN                             
University of Nebraska – Lincoln                       University of Nebraska – Lincoln                    Bryan College of Health Sciences     Bryan College of Health Sciences
McNeilly, N. (2014). Educating globally
conscious speech-language pathologists for
collaborative professional practice. Folia
PhoniatricaEt Logopaedia, 66. 206-211.
The researchers found an improvement in
nursing student’s ability to identify the role
of speech-language pathologists in a
medical setting, and speech-language
pathology student’s ability to identify the
role of and importance of nurses within a
medical settings. Although both the
educational handout and video results were
statistically significant, the educational
handout provided slightly better results
based on the percentage differences
between the two educational materials.
When a t-test analysis was performed, it
also showed the SLP data was statistically
significant.
The main limitations of this research
project included the following:
• There was no untreated control group.
• Every research participant was exposed
to a different set of observations.
• There was no control over the previous
experiences each research participant
had with professionals in each field.
Future	Directions
84.4%
94.5%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
90.0%
100.0%
PRE-TEST POST-TEST
62.5%
25.0%
12.5%
Participant's	Response
5	Rating 4	Rating 3-0	Rating
When asked to rate the activity and
experience (with 0 not being beneficial or
informative at all, to 5 being extremely
beneficial and informative) the participants’
responses are as follows for both the Fall
and Spring Semester:
SLP	Data:
73.4%
96.1%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
90.0%
100.0%
PRE-TEST POST-TEST
A	total	of	16	undergraduate	SLP	student	
participated	in	this	research	project.	The	
average	of	post-test	and	pre-test	scores	
are	as	follows:	
The statistical significance was 
determined using a one-tailed, 
paired t-test: 
p = 0.000013                  
t = 5.975301
Result: p is ≤ 0.05. 
71.7%
90.0%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
90.0%
100.0%
PRE-TEST POST-TEST
Qualitative data was collected using the 
following prompt: 
• What new information or concepts 
did you learn through this 
activity? 
Common themes from this prompt 
included learning how to communicate 
with patients, learning about swallowing 
disorders, and learning about the field of 
speech-language pathology. 
61.7%
29.8%
6.4% 2.1%
Participant's	Response
5	Rating 4	Rating
3-0	Rating No	Response


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University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln UCARE Research Products UCARE: Undergraduate Creative Activities & Research Experiences 4-2018 Improving the Interprofessional Relationship between Nurses and Speech-Langauge Pathologists - Expansion of a Project Christina Hamling University of Nebraska - Lincoln, chamling2015@gmail.com Kristy Weissling University of Nebraska-Lincoln, kristy.weissling@unl.edu Jan Tubbs Bryan College of Health Sciences, jan.tubbs@bryanhealth.org Jenna Dubas Bryan College of Health Sciences, jenna.dubas@bryanhealth.org Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/ucareresearch  Part of the Interprofessional Education Commons, Nursing Commons, Other Teacher Education and Professional Development Commons, and the Speech Pathology and Audiology Commons Hamling, Christina; Weissling, Kristy; Tubbs, Jan; and Dubas, Jenna, "Improving the Interprofessional Relationship between Nurses and Speech-Langauge Pathologists - Expansion of a Project" (2018). UCARE Research Products. 146. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/ucareresearch/146 This Poster is brought to you for free and open access by the UCARE: Undergraduate Creative Activities & Research Experiences at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in UCARE Research Products by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. ReferencesInterprofessional education has beenshown to improve patient care in medicalsettings by increasing efficiency, improvingservices, and reducing medical errors(McNeilly, 2014). This research projectprovided the researchers with preliminaryoutcome data regarding a program aimed toeducate nurses about the role of thespeech-language pathologist (SLP) inmedical settings. Additionally, theresearchers planned to improve theinterprofessional relationship betweennurses and speech-language pathologists.This was accomplished by educatingstudent nurses and speech-languagepathologists about each other’s fieldsthrough observations, one on oneinstruction, and educational materials.IntroductionMethodsResults DiscussionThe researchers plan to continue thisproject by educating future nursingstudents with the educational materials andcollecting maintenance data. For thespeech-language pathology students, theplan is to improve the educational hand-outand the information about nursingpresented to them. This will be carried outin the form of increasing the difficulty of thepre-test and reevaluating the educationalhandout. The researchers’ goal is toincrease the efficiency and quality ofinterprofessional education betweennursing and speech-language pathologystudentsA mixed methods approach to datacollection using quantitative and qualitativemethods was utilized. This included multiplechoice questions, Likert-scale items, andopen ended responses.Participants: There were 63 participants inthis research project. The participants wereBryan College of Health Sciences nursingand UNL SLP undergraduate students. Theeducational handout was given to 33 nursingstudents in the fall semester and theeducational video was given to 15 nursingstudents in the spring semester. All 16 SLPstudents were given an educational handout.Materials: The materials used in thisresearch project were a pre-test, aneducational handout and video, and twopost-tests. The second post-test was sent towilling participants approximately a monthafter their observation to test carry over ofinformation from our activity.Daily Procedures:1. Present the research participants with a pre-test.2. Allow the research participants time to read theeducation hand-out or watch the educationalvideo.3. Have research participants observe a minimumof three observations of various lengths (20-60minutes) in the Barkley Speech Language andHearing Clinic or observe online, pre-recordedobservations.4. Present the research participants with the post-test and collect data.Nursing Data:From August 2017 to March 2018, a total of47 nursing students participated in thisresearch project. In the fall semester, 32students were given an educationalhandout. In the spring semester, 15 nursingstudents were given an educational video.The average of the pre-test and post-testscores are as follows:Fall 2017 – Educational Handout:To test the statistical significance of theeducation handout, we used a two-tailed t-test for dependent measures:p = 0.00001t = 9.666667Result: p is ≤ 0.05.Spring 2018 – Educational Video:To test the statistical significance of theeducation video, we used a two-tailed t-testfor dependent measures:p = 0.000908t = 4.189798Result: p is ≤ 0.05.Improving the Interprofessional Relationship between Nurses and Speech-Language Pathologists - Expansion of  a ProjectAuthors: Christina Hamling, Undergraduate Student      Kristy Weissling, SLP-D, CCC-SLP Jenna Dubas, MSN, RN                       Jan Tubbs, MSN, MS, RN                             University of Nebraska – Lincoln                       University of Nebraska – Lincoln                    Bryan College of Health Sciences     Bryan College of Health SciencesMcNeilly, N. (2014). Educating globallyconscious speech-language pathologists forcollaborative professional practice. FoliaPhoniatricaEt Logopaedia, 66. 206-211.The researchers found an improvement innursing student’s ability to identify the roleof speech-language pathologists in amedical setting, and speech-languagepathology student’s ability to identify therole of and importance of nurses within amedical settings. Although both theeducational handout and video results werestatistically significant, the educationalhandout provided slightly better resultsbased on the percentage differencesbetween the two educational materials.When a t-test analysis was performed, italso showed the SLP data was statisticallysignificant.The main limitations of this researchproject included the following:• There was no untreated control group.• Every research participant was exposedto a different set of observations.• There was no control over the previousexperiences each research participanthad with professionals in each field.Future	Directions84.4%94.5%0.0%10.0%20.0%30.0%40.0%50.0%60.0%70.0%80.0%90.0%100.0%PRE-TEST POST-TEST62.5%25.0%12.5%Participant's	Response5	Rating 4	Rating 3-0	RatingWhen asked to rate the activity andexperience (with 0 not being beneficial orinformative at all, to 5 being extremelybeneficial and informative) the participants’responses are as follows for both the Falland Spring Semester:SLP	Data:73.4%96.1%0.0%10.0%20.0%30.0%40.0%50.0%60.0%70.0%80.0%90.0%100.0%PRE-TEST POST-TESTA	total	of	16	undergraduate	SLP	student	participated	in	this	research	project.	The	average	of	post-test	and	pre-test	scores	are	as	follows:	The statistical significance was determined using a one-tailed, paired t-test: p = 0.000013                  t = 5.975301Result: p is ≤ 0.05. 71.7%90.0%0.0%10.0%20.0%30.0%40.0%50.0%60.0%70.0%80.0%90.0%100.0%PRE-TEST POST-TESTQualitative data was collected using the following prompt: • What new information or concepts did you learn through this activity? Common themes from this prompt included learning how to communicate with patients, learning about swallowing disorders, and learning about the field of speech-language pathology. 61.7%29.8%6.4% 2.1%Participant's	Response5	Rating 4	Rating3-0	Rating No	Response

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