Learning outcomes associated with patient simulation method in pharmacotherapy education: an integrative review.

The aims of this systematic integrative review were to identify evidence for the use of patient simulation teaching methods in pharmacotherapy education and to explore related learning outcomes. A systematic literature search was conducted using 6 databases as follows: CINAHL, PubMed, SCOPUS, ERIC, MEDIC, and the Cochrane Library, using the key words relating to patient simulation and pharmacotherapy. The methodological quality of each study was evaluated.

Development and clinical gains of nurse-led medication monitoring profiles.

Aim: This paper reports on the development of an instrument for nurse-led medication monitoring, the West Wales Adverse Drug Reaction profile for respiratory medicines, as part of a strategy to reduce avoidable adverse drug reactions.

Background: Preventable adverse drug reactions account for 3.7% hospital admissions.

Giving people a voice: reflections on conducting interviews with participants experiencing communication impairment.

Aim: The aim of this paper is to describe the various strategies employed to mitigate communication impairments and to argue that illness experiences may be captured through methods other than audio-tape recordings of spoken words.

Background: This paper explores issues surrounding the collection of interview data from participants experiencing communication impairments. It derives from a qualitative interview study, which enquired into experiences of living with a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.