Nicholas
Prush,
Ph.D, MHA, RRT, RRT-ACCS
Program Director/Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Michigan Flint
Nicholas Prush is a clinical assistant professor, the founding program director for the degree advancement respiratory therapy program, and the coordinator of clinical programs at the University of Michigan-Flint. He has a passion and a commitment to interprofessional education. Nicholas was a fellow in the fourth cohort of the Interprofessional Leadership Fellows at the University of Michigan IPE Center. For the past five years, he has been working on the utilization of respiratory therapists throughout the University of Michigan around interprofessional education.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Background: In the intensive care unit setting, lack of mobility can cause deconditioning and weakness, common problems for patients that require mechanical ventilation. Early mobility for patients in respiratory failure has been found to be safe and feasible. The Society of Critical Care Medicine’s 2018 “Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Pain, Agitation, and Delirium in Adult Patients in the Intensive Care Unit” describes the importance of early mobility and exercise, however, there may be a gap between what is recommended and what is done in practice. Early mobility…
The intent of interprofessional education (IPE) is for health professions students to train together before beginning professional practice. Development of synergistic relationships between disciplines builds trust, promotes patient safety, and improves patient outcomes. Traditionally, nursing and respiratory therapy programs have their own clinical rotations and schedules; they are parallel to one another and do not intersect for learning opportunities. This is a barrier to immersion experiences in IPE, and faculty must make concerted efforts to cross borders and foster IPE immersion…