Kelly
Powers,
PhD, RN, CNE
Associate Professor - School of Nursing
The University of North Carolina Charlotte
Dr. Kelly Powers is an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She teaches undergraduate and graduate students in nursing and IPE courses. Dr. Powers’ research focuses on the design and evaluation of innovative IPE and simulation interventions to improve student preparation for safe and effective practice, and her IPE simulation research has been funded by the National League for Nursing. In addition to her work on local IPE initiatives, Dr. Powers seeks to advance IPE state-wide as a member of the Steering Committee for the North Carolina IPE Leaders Collaborative.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Background: To improve health outcomes, the social determinants of health (SDoH) need to be integrated throughout prelicensure education, with experiential learning to aid in transferring theory to practice. Interprofessional education (IPE) is vital because a multifaceted, team-based approach is needed for complex SDoH. A 3-day IPE simulation intervention, Teaming Up for Community Health (TUCH), was designed to provide experiential learning on team-based care to address SDoH.Methodology: A 2-group quasi-experimental design was used to evaluate students’ interprofessional teamwork…