Table A1.

Themes and pharmacy/nursing quotes on IPEC competencies and concepts.

Theme	Pharmacy	Nursing
Interprofessional collaboration	“We learned what information we needed from the nurses and what information nurses needed from us.”	“Interprofessional collaboration is vital to the health of our patients, as certain professions have more in-depth knowledge and different scopes of practice than others.”
	“I learned that interprofessional collaboration can maximize the care at higher level versus working as two different units.”
Interprofessional communication	“I learned the importance of communicating with nursing and other staff about monitoring labs and administering doses.”	“Effective communication is integral to good and safe care.”
		“Pharmacy and nursing must have good communication between each other to ensure best possible care of the patient.”
Values/Ethics	“I recognized the difference between what nurses prioritize and what pharmacists generally prioritize.”	“I learned a lot about drug contraindications that I had never given thought before...and when seeing patient allergies as well as medications ordered that a patient should not be receiving due to another medication ordered.”
Roles/Responsibilities	“I learned about the nurse’s thought processes and how we can work together for best care of the patient.”	“Our strengths were in assessment and specifics of care.”
	“Importance of communication with other professions and the differences in what other professions consider pertinent information versus what we as pharmacists think is the most important information.”	“I loved to see how the pharmacy students truly focused on the medication and pharmacokinetics but I also loved showing them how the patient as a human being matters.”
	“Nursing seemed to focus on the physical status of the patient while pharmacy tended to focus on the patients values. Together it made for a nice blend of patient centered care.”	“I learned that pharmacy is a good resource when you have questions about drugs and that they are very knowledgeable about the medications we were giving.”
	“Nursing and Pharmacy work well together to identify patient problems.”
	“We were the medication experts. Our strengths included correct dosing and side effects.”
Teams/Teamwork	“It takes a team to treat a patient.”	“I learned how pharmacy can be consulted for med errors and medication alterations in the clinical setting.”
	“I learned how to effectively work in a team with not only other pharmacy students, but also inter-professionally with the nursing students.”	“It really does take a team and good communication skills to improve a patient’s treatment plan.”
	“I learned about the complex and rewarding relationship of the nursing/pharmacy team and how our input can successfully treat a patient.”
	“I have learned that collaborative team work is essential in developing an optimal patient care plan.”
	“Teamwork makes the dream work. Everyone’s has a role to play and should be appreciated.”
Knowledge for practice	“This was an excellent kinetics refresher.”	“It increased my knowledge of pharmacology, dosing, interactions, and complications of therapy.”
Applying knowledge/evidence	“Strength was using knowledge and applying to case studies.”	“I learned more about what pharmacy does and how much of a resource they are to our nursing practice in medication administration.”
		“Being able to be around pharmacy was nice concerning discussion of patient because they bring a new perspective.”
Professionalism	“I need to do a better job at looking at the patient as a whole instead of basing it off of the limited numbers that I see.”	“It’s important that we’re knowledgeable about what other professions know and are capable of doing to maximize the outcomes of our patients.”
	“I learned that it is very very important and each profession has a place to make the entire process work.”	“I loved to see how the pharmacy students truly focused on the medication and pharmacokinetics but I also loved showing them how the patient as a human being matters.”
Appreciation for colleagues	“I learned that all the different health professionals have something different to offer and it is so helpful when we put our ideas together.”	“I learned more about what pharmacy does and how much of a resource they are to our nursing practice in med administration.”
	“The patient always needs to be treated and not just the numbers.”	“The patient always needs to be treated and not just the numbers.”
		“Learned how to properly voice patient situation and report to professionals from a different discipline.”
Patient-centered care	“Nursing and Pharmacy work well together to identify patient problems. Nursing seemed to focus on the physical status of the patient while pharmacy tended to focus on the patients’ [lab] values. Together it made for a nice blend of patient centered care.”	“Our strengths were in assessment and specifics of care.”
	“I learned about a nurse’s thought process when It comes to assessing a patient and how we can work together to get the best treatment for a patient.”	“I learned about the importance I communicating with pharmacy to ensure our patient receive the best care.”
Safety	“In order to make proper clinical decisions, it is important to verify the complete patient information with the nursing staff.”	“Effective communication is integral to good and safe care.”
Advocacy	“You need to treat the patient not necessarily the numbers you see. Interprofessionalism is also very important in treating the patient because the other members can tell you information that is not necessarily on the chart.”	“We learned how to communicate and how to have a voice.”
	“The patient always needs to be treated and not just the numbers.”	“Learned how to properly voice patient situation and report to professionals from a different discipline.”
Improvements for future	“There is still some confusion with calculating pharmacokinetic parameters differently for different drugs, and determining length of therapy for IV infusion/intermittent medications.”	“I can improve in my confidence concerning discussing patient findings with pharmacy. I want to always have it all together and there were some questions that my team did not have the answers to and that put down my confidence slightly.”
	“SBAR”	“SBAR”
	“I feel that I could better improve my communication skills and communicate in a more effective manner.”	“I feel like a little more planning on how to optimize the use of the nurses in the simulation would be very beneficial to the simulation experience for both professions.”
	“Truly being engaged when interacting with the nursing students and members of other health professions. Not feeling uncomfortable with things I am unfamiliar with.”
	“Thinking on my feet.”
	“Make sure that the nursing students know that what they are doing matters. Give them a bigger role in the simulation”