With the sudden changes brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an unexpected disruption to nursing student clinical experiences. Instead of caring for patients in the clinical setting or in a simulation lab, students are providing care in screen-based simulation environments.
This week, we have special content from the SimGeeks podcast. SimGeeks is a podcast about medical simulation from William Belk and David Shablak. Episode 10 is about cleaning and disinfecting simulation equipment in the age of coronavirus. Will and David welcome special guest Nick Brauer. The following is a summary of the podcast. For the complete ...
A career in healthcare can have many stressful moments. Some healthcare professionals must deal with stress on a daily – even hourly -- basis. Yet students in healthcare programs get very little experience in dealing with career stressors.
When it comes to creating and running simulation scenarios, instructors have to choose whether to use actual medical equipment (such as thermometers, glucometers, bedside monitors, medication carts, and so on) or to use simulators that closely mimic medical equipment. One of the challenges in running scenarios with simulated participants, for example, is ...
One of the fastest growing fields in the United States is undoubtedly the medical field. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, careers for nurse aides and personal care aides will grow by 16 to 36 percent. This is faster than the average for all ...
Simulation in Healthcare Education
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