Table 3.

Student open-ended responses from BME448: Biomechanics and NURS338: evidence-based practice courses (n = 48)

Categories	Student responses
Communication	“This experience has taught me about communication among other professionals”
	“Nursing terminology is crucial since knowing these terms allow you to better understand the patient's condition”
“Being able to speak with the nurses about issues they face in the clinical setting really gave me a new perspective on how to design medical devices”
Collaboration	“Working with engineers and identifying unmet needs allowed me understand how to be a better advocate for my patient”
Knowledge of other professions	“I never realized how much equipment a nurse needed to understand in order to efficiently do their job for a given patient and how many things could go wrong”
	“Taking a step back and fully processing the steps and equipment used in patient care allowed me to get a better understanding of the patient's care holistically”
	“Through the engineers I was able to learn how their input and expertise could help not only my patients, but allow me to be more efficient with time”
	“I've gained a new appreciation for not only the engineers, but other majors because we can all benefit from each other and our expertise”
	“Having clinical simulations and an operating room experience has given me a better understanding of the goals and objectives of an engineer”
“An operating room is stressful”
Shared understanding	“Improving patient recovery and safety are the most important goals of creating a medical device. If the nurses do not have the proper device to treat a patient, or if the device isn't easy to use, this can be harmful to patient recovery and safety”
	“Safety is always the priority in nursing. By establishing a rapport with more of the patient's healthcare team, better information would be provided to the patient”
“It is important to follow procedures otherwise you will be putting the patient or yourself at risk”