Patricia
Earley,
DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor
The College of St. Scholastica
Dr. Paticia Earley is an assistant professor at the College of St. Scholastica in the Graduate Nursing Department. She is board certified as a family nurse practitioner and has over 10 years experience as an educator. She teaches both didactic and clinical courses. She is currently collaborating with the school of nursing simulation center to explore and integrate simulation opportunities in the graduate curriculum.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Background:Virtual reality (VR) simulation is an educational innovation which has been utilized to increase opportunities for interprofessional education (IPE) experiences by addressing time and location limitations found with face to face IPE activities. This presentation addresses education innovation, use of virtual reality, and IPE for collaborative practice and education. Coordinating IPE across colleges and campuses was a problem encountered at a small midwestern rural college due to the pharmacy, nurse practitioner (NP), and physician assistant (PA) students being on different campuses…