To address both safety and interprofessional requirements,
an online interprofessional team-based
learning module related to medication errors was
integrated into existing final clinical management
courses for doctor of nursing practice (DNP) family
nurse practitioner (FNP) students and doctor of
pharmacy (PharmD) students at a university health
science center in Florida. As patient safety initiatives
underscore the importance of improved communication
among different providers to prevent medical
errors, communication issues have been identified as
a leading root cause of sentinel events reviewed by
The Joint Commission.7 Thus, developing and
demonstrating interprofessional communication
strategies to address complex medication errors was
selected as the focus of the module.