TY  - JOUR
T1  - Healthcare Simulation as a Platform for Interprofessional Education in
Health and Applied Sciences: A Descriptive Study of
Undergraduate Health Educator's Attitude
AU - Cosmas Ugwu, Uchenna AU - Onyebuchi Asogwa, Blessing AU - Ezike Amadi, Benedict 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 13
IS  - 23
SP  - 10046
EP  - 10052
PY  - 2018
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2018.10046.10052
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2018.10046.10052
KW  - Attitude
KW  -healthcare simulation
KW  -interprofessional education
KW  -applied sciences
KW  -undergraduates
KW  -delivery
AB  - In health and applied sciences, Healthcare Simulation-HCS has remained a platform for
interprofessional development of the prospective professionals. This is because HCS uses a situation that
allows students to explore and experience a representation of a real healthcare event for the purpose of practice,
learning, evaluation, testing and gaining a deeper understanding of the systems or human actions. This study
aimed to determine the attitude of undergraduate health educators-UHEs towards HCS as a platform for
interprofessional education-IPE in health and applied sciences in universities. Using descriptive research
design, a sample size of 300 UHEs was properly selected and used for the study. The result showed that the
attitude of UHE towards HCS as a platform for IPE in health and applied sciences in universities was
encouraging. Statistically, the study indicated significant differences within demographic variables of the
respondents regarding attitude towards HCS. It was therefore concluded that the student's positive attitudes
towards the phenomenon should be enhanced and sustained for effective interprofessional development and
quality healthcare services delivery.
ER  -