In 2012, a multistate meningitis outbreak was traced to a contaminated compounded medication. In order to ensure patient safety and raise the quality of compounded medications, many boards of pharmacy decided to enhance and strengthen compounding regulations. To support healthcare organizations in complying with these requirements, the Joint Commission ...
Simulation supports many healthcare careers: nursing, EMS, pharm tech, and allied healthcare among them. One of the challenges for medical simulation is going to be attracting and retaining educated and experienced people who want careers in simulation. A career in medical simulation combines adult learning, clinical education, technology, and ...
EMS Today 2017 is this weekend at the Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. There’s plenty to do and see! Here are our top five suggestions.
Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) has been called a healthcare crisis by the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation. The American Heart Association (AHA) reports that more than 350,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) happened in 2016, with only 12 percent of people surviving to hospital ...
Nearly 10,000 people in America die each year from burn injuries, primarily infections. Most victims of fires, though, die from smoke inhalation or toxic gases. Burn simulation treatment needs to address both these risks, and quickly. Getting immediate care for burns can be lifesaving.
Pocket Nurse® featured Virtual Education Systems (VES), which provides interactive clinical scenarios, at our booth at the International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH) this year. (Pocket ...
The 2017 International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH) may be over, but Pocket Nurse® attendees won’t soon forget the cutting-edge techniques and technology they witnessed this year in Orlando.
Simulation in Healthcare Education
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