vSim for Nursing: Mental Health - Psychiatric Nursing Virtual Simulations
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vSim® for Nursing Mental Health
Designed to simulate real nursing scenarios, vSim® for Nursing, co-developed by Laerdal Medical and Wolters Kluwer, allows students to interact with patients in a safe, realistic online environment.
Real-World, Evidence-Based Scenarios
Adaptive, interactive virtual simulations with integrated curriculum resources and personalized feedback provide a full simulation learning experience for every student to promote confidence and competence in patient-centered care. The vSim for Nursing | Mental Health solution features the following virtual patient simulation scenarios, authored by the National League for Nursing:
- Andrew Davis: Alcohol Withdrawal
- David Carter: Schizophrenia, Part 1
- David Carter: Schizophrenia, Part 2
- George Palo: Adjustment Disorder with Depressed Mood
- Li Na Chen: Major Depressive Disorder, Part 1
- Li Na Chen: Major Depressive Disorder, Part 2
- Linda Waterfall: Severe Anxiety
- Randy Adams: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Sandra Littlefield: Borderline Personality Disorder
- Sharon Cole: Bipolar Disorder
Patient-Centered Care
Nursing students develop clinical reasoning skills by prioritizing and implementing actions within several dimensions, including:
- Safety Measures – Practice safe procedures
- Communication – Interact with the patient through questions that result in text and audio responses.
- Assessments – Conduct specific physical assessments
- Interventions – Take action with the patient to improve their health status
- Drugs and IV Management – Administer medication according to provider orders
- Tests and Diagnostics – Perform lab or diagnostic tests to support clinical decisions
- Search - Find available interactions to take with the patient
- Electronic Health Record - Reference provider orders and patient information to influence decision making
- Call Provider - Request additional information during the scenario
- Patient Handoff - End the scenario at any time
Unique, Personalized Learning
vSim for Nursing allows each student to have a different experience with the patient. By recording interactions throughout the patient care scenario, the personalized feedback log is generated, customized to the user experience, Each time students repeat the scenario, they will receive a personal feedback log outlining their clinical reasoning choices.
- vSim Score – Immediate feedback calculated based on severity of errors
- Main Opportunity for Improvement – Identify key focus areas
- Basic View - Review a timeline of student actions with feedback and remediation
- Detailed View - View patient status at the time of student actions
Free vSim for Nursing Resources
Curriculum Integration Guides
Are you considering implementing vSim for Nursing into your existing curricula? Download these free nursing education guides for best practices on integrating virtual simulations into your nursing program.
