3H: Understanding the Patient's Story: Integrating SDOH Assessment into Graduate Level Simulation

Thursday, September 19 | 8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 

This presentation provides one school's experience developing and implementing a simulation focusing on the introductory phase of the nurse practitioner-patient relationship with an emphasis on the social determinants of health outlined by Healthy People 2030. Nursing presence, therapeutic communication and trust are essential when assessing sensitive topics grounded in social determinants of health.

Presenters : 

Joanne Dunderdale, DNP, RN | Loyola University Chicago

Jo-Anne Tierney, RN, MSN, CPNP | Loyola University Chicago

Anne Cahill, RN, MSN | Loyola University Chicago

Carol T. Kostovich, PhD, RN, CHSE | Loyola University Chicago