Table 4.

Open-ended Response Prevalent Themes

Response	Percent, % (n)
Positive responses from students
Overall simulation was an excellent way to experience how to reconcile medication.	44.0 (70)
Incorporation of the Patient Actor made it fun	17.0 (27)
Interacting “real-world” with the different members of the health care field was valuable.	13.5 (21)
Working with other students in teams was useful.	3.8 (5)
Areas of improvement responses from students
No changes are necessary	52.1 (74)
The lecture could have been improved	20.4 (29)
Change the time of year when given	9.1 (13)
More information on each drug in packets would be helpful	7.0 (10)
Increase the number of pharmacists, physicians and the time allotted with each lifeline.	4.9 (7)
Reconciling medications is frustrating and too hard.	4.2 (6)