Simulation in Schools of Nursing: Integrating Simulation into Nursing Curriculum

Juvann Wolff, ARNP, M. N. Director of Center for Excellence in Nursing Education University of Washington School of Nursing

Needs assessment: Community partners Gaps in clinical opportunities What do the nurses need? High risk healthcare Common threads

Community partners

Communication

(SBAR, handoff, shift

report)

The Olden Days

Patient

care training at the bedside

was available patient based

Learning

Gaps in clinical opportunities What do the nurses need?

Skills Decision

making opportunities Team work

High Risk

Acute care Psych Death Neonate

Common threads

Safety Communications

Where do we start with these new rascal manikins? Start with looking at your own curriculum.

Simulation in education
Learning

objectives Look at curriculum and audience before you buy Is there a common objective that will be present in every scenario? Who will be doing the teaching? What is your space like? Is it worth the expense? Does this need to be taught using simulation?

Taskers
Arm

(injections, IV starts) Pelvis (peri care, urinary catheterization, pelvic exam OB pelvis (FHT monitor, TOCO) Head with removable ears Head with fundoscopic options Abdomen (ostomy) Testes Pelvis with prostate Breast Central line chests

The learning environment

Simulated

patient experiences can provide all students with no risk opportunities Practicing procedures and skills on live patients may be of high risk simulated patients will prevent students from learning only on those with available diagnoses

Using

What are your learning objectives?

Clinical experiences
OB
Pediatrics High

risk Medical/Surgical Advanced Practice

Pulling it all together

The

patient simulators are only part of the solution. The rest is up to us.