APNA 29th Annual Conference Session 4034: October 31, 2015 Milstein 1
RE DUCING ST IGMA AMONG NP ST UDE NT S OF VARYING DISCIPL INE S WIT H T HE USE OF ST ANDARDIZE D PAT IE NT SIMUL AT ION
Dr . Ruth Milste in, DNP, PMHNP- BC, L MHC Dr. Cla re Conne r, DNP, PMHNP- BC Dr. T yke Ha nisc h, DNP, APRN, F NP- C She rwin Impe rio, RN
With sta tistic a l he lp fr
- m: Dr
. Don Bie sse l T he spe a ke r s ha ve no c onflic t of inte r e st to disc lose
OBJE CT I VE S
Identify benefits of using an interdisciplinary approach to
educating NP students utilizing scenarios in a nonthreatening, safe environment
Discuss ways to reduce stigma and raise awareness
among NP students treating those with mental illness.
Evaluate the information presented and formulate their
- pinion on the use of standardized patient psychiatric
simulations
T HE PROBL E M
Pe ople with me nta l illne ss e xist in a ll a re a s of he a lthc a r e a nd ye t ma ny nursing stude nts a nd NP stude nts still sta te – “I don’t wa nt to work in psyc h”. Me nta l illne ss, inc luding substa nc e use disorde rs, is quic kly be c oming the le a ding c a use of disa bility worldwide . Stude nts still be lie ve tha t those with me nta l illne ss a re only found in psyc h fa c ilitie s a nd not in se tting s whe re the y work
RE COMME NDAT IONS F OR IMPROVE ME NT
2001: Institute of Me dic ine re port on how he a lth syste ms in the 21st Ce ntury ne e d to func tion In 2006, a se c ond re port by IOM a ddre sse d me nta l he a lth issue s spe c ific a lly
Physic a l a nd Me nta l he a lth must
ha ve pa r ity
Coor
dina tion / c olla bor a tion with our c olle a g ue s is a n e xpe c ta tion ST IGMA ST IL L E XIST S
We still strug g le to provide sa fe , c ost e ffe c tive c a re a c ross of he a lth c a re de live ry syste ms We still strug g le to ha ve our pa tie nts unde rstood a nd c a re d for We still strug g le to ha ve our pa tie nts fe e l c onside re d a nd tre a te d with inc lusion
T HE IMPE T US
L a c k of site s for our stude nts Othe r spe c ia ltie s don’t g e t e xposure Cla re ’s proje c t ma de us a ll ta ke a look a t wha t we c ould do to he lp Othe r stude nts we re a lso inte re ste d in working on stig ma re duc tion for the ir Clinic a l Sc hola rly Proje c ts We we re a lre a dy using a c tors for our simula tions in the psyc h prog ra m Othe r spe c ia lty instruc tors a ske d us to do some thing for the ir stude nts Othe r instruc tors showe d some stig ma towa rds
- ur stude nts a nd e ve n us
Sta rte d with a pre se nta tion without a c tors on working with those with me nta l illne ss in othe r se tting s.