Keeping it real: Exploring an interdisciplinary breaking bad news role-play as an integrative learning opportunity.

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Published: Apr 5, 2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14434/josotl.v15i2.13262
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Interdisciplinary Education, nursing education, medical education, integrative learning, breaking bad news, role-play

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Catherine Sweeney
Medical Education Unit University College Cork
Eleanor O'Sullivan
Cork University Dental School & Ionad Barra, University College Cork
Marian McCarthy
Ionad Barra, The Teaching and Learning Centre, University College Cork

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Palliative care is a complex area of healthcare that is best delivered by an interdisciplinary team approach. Breaking bad news is an inherent part of caring for people with life-limiting conditions. The purpose of this study was to explore an interdisciplinary breaking bad news role-play in a palliative care module. The participants were undergraduate medical and nursing students. Qualitative data from focus groups, student and facilitator feedback and a role-play recording were thematically analysed. The findings revealed that the role-play led to increased understanding of and changes in attitudes towards key palliative care principles, interdisciplinary teamwork, and communication of bad news. There was evidence of increased self-awareness. The findings suggest that the interdisciplinary breaking bad news role-play was a rich integrative learning experience that was valued by students.

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Sweeney, C., O’Sullivan, E., & McCarthy, M. (2015). Keeping it real: Exploring an interdisciplinary breaking bad news role-play as an integrative learning opportunity. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 15(2), 14–32. https://doi.org/10.14434/josotl.v15i2.13262
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