Background and purpose

Students visiting local pharmacies can enhance their learning about nonprescription products while improving their understanding of the patient self-care experience. This study was designed to examine student perceptions of an activity utilizing Flipgrid to share a simulated patient experience in the nonprescription aisle.

Educational activity and setting

Student groups traveled to local pharmacies to review available products pertaining to a self-care scenario. Students submitted brief video recordings with product recommendations and counseling points via the Flipgrid platform. Following the activity, students submitted brief reflections. At course conclusion, students completed a questionnaire regarding perceptions of Flipgrid.

Findings

Sixty-eight students completed the activity. Response rates were 91.2% for the project reflection and 79.4% for the Flipgrid questionnaire. In the reflections (n = 62), the majority of students (87.1%) found it easy or extremely easy to locate pertinent nonprescription products; no student found it extremely difficult. All except four students indicated the assignment helped develop empathy, and all except two indicated a greater likelihood to help a patient in the aisle. In the Flipgrid questionnaire (n = 54), most students found the platform enjoyable (74.1%) and easy to use (79.6%).

Summary

Students perceived that the project increased empathy for assisting patients with selection of nonprescription products. Students found the Flipgrid platform enjoyable and easy to use. This activity can be utilized to simulate a patient self-care experience, and the Flipgrid platform is a novel way to share information between student groups in pharmacy education.

中文翻译：

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利用 Flipgrid 作为共享非处方产品信息的平台，在自助通道中模拟患者体验

背景和目的

参观当地药店的学生可以加强他们对非处方药的了解，同时提高他们对患者自我护理体验的理解。本研究旨在检查学生对利用 Flipgrid 在非处方通道中分享模拟患者体验的活动的看法。

教育活动和环境

学生团体前往当地药店查看与自我护理方案有关的可用产品。学生通过 Flipgrid 平台提交了包含产品推荐和咨询要点的简短视频记录。活动结束后，学生们提交了简短的感想。在课程结束时，学生完成了一份关于对 Flipgrid 的看法的问卷。

发现

六十八名学生完成了活动。项目反思的响应率为 91.2%，Flipgrid 问卷的响应率为 79.4%。在反思 ( n = 62) 中，大多数学生 (87.1%) 发现找到相关的非处方产品很容易或非常容易；没有学生觉得这非常困难。除四名学生外，所有学生都表示这项作业有助于培养同理心，除两名学生外，所有学生都表示更有可能帮助过道上的病人。在 Flipgrid 问卷 ( n = 54) 中，大多数学生认为该平台令人愉快 (74.1%) 且易于使用 (79.6%)。

概括

学生们认为该项目增加了帮助患者选择非处方产品的同理心。学生们发现 Flipgrid 平台既有趣又易于使用。该活动可用于模拟患者的自我护理体验，而 Flipgrid 平台是一种在药学教育学生群体之间共享信息的新方法。