Die Aufkl rung schwer kranker Patienten im interprofessionellen Kontext [Breaking bad news]

[english] Background: Breaking bad news is a frequent and difficult communication situation in clinical practice. Informing patients about bad news is part of physicians’ tasks. Nurses may support patients during the process of realising bad news on a cognitive as well as emotional level. Empirical studies show that experiential courses are effective measures to train communication skills. This paper presents the course concept of an interprofessional teaching session for medical and nursing students on the communication with seriously ill patients. Description of the project: Since 2002, 54 participants took part in seven courses. Teaching aims are the development of competences to provide feedback as well as communication skills with respect to discussions with seriously ill patients. In addition students get to know the specific tasks both professions encounter in the context of discussions with patients who had been diagnosed with a serious illness. Role plays with simulated patients, small group discussions as well as a session with clinically experienced physicians and nurses are the main teaching methods. Conclusion: The optional course has been well accepted by both student groups. In addition to the analysis of individual communication skills participants use the collaborative teaching sessions to discuss the options of an interprofessional approach of breaking bad news. There is a lack of scientific literature regarding the criteria of interprofessional concepts of breaking bad news. Such research is necessary to define specific teaching aims of collaborative courses on disclosing bad news and will serve as a fundament for future evaluation studies. [german] Hintergrund: Das überbringen schlechter Nachrichten ist eine h ufige und schwierige Gespr chssituation im klinischen Alltag. W hrend das Aufkl rungsgespr ch rztliche Aufgabe ist, unterstützen Mitarbeiter der Krankenpflege die Patienten im Verlauf des Aufkl rungsprozesses bei der kognitiven und emotionalen Verarbeitung einer schlechten Nachricht. Empirische Untersuchungen belegen die Effektivit t erfahrungsorientierter Lehrveranstaltungen zur Ausbildung kommunikativer Fertigkeiten. In dieser Arbeit wird das Kurskonzept einer interprofessionellen Lehrveranstaltung für Medizinstudenten und Krankenpflegeschüler zur Kommunikation mit schwer kranken Patienten im Aufkl rungsprozess vorgestellt. Projektbeschreibung: Die fakultative Lehrveranstaltung wurde seit 2002 sieben Mal mit insgesamt 54 Kursteilnehmenden durchgeführt. Lernziele der Lehrveranstaltung sind die Weiterentwicklung kommunikativer