CHCS - Perspectives Winter/Spring 2016

38 • NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY T he acute-care setting requires a unique set of skills for all health care providers. This setting is one that is difficult to create in an academic setting because of the unique physical environment and the collaboration that happens between various professionals in the acute-care environment. This environment is particularly challenging for faculty members to facilitate the transfer of knowledge. With the emphasis on interprofessional education and the use of simulation in academia, the NSU College of Nursing and the CHCS’ Physical Therapy Program collaborated to From left: PT students Jillian Thompson and Connor Dering discuss the patient’s status with nursing student Jonteria Williams. Physical Therapy FORT LAUDERDALE Simulation Provides Valuable Interprofessional Experience BY BINI LITWIN, PH.D., D.P.T., M.B.A., PT, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND DIRECTOR, T-D.P.T. PROGRAM, AND SHARI RONE-ADAMS, D.B.A., M.H.S.A., PT, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND DIRECTOR, D.P.T. PROGRAM