Nursing Anne is a manikin designed for scenario-based training for the care and management of a wide variety of in-hospital patients. Nursing Anne is an efficient, effective, flexible manikin for clinical training in women’s health, obstetrics, post-partum, wound assessment and care, and general patient assessment and care.
Product Benefits:
- Educationally effective for in-hospital training targeting key skills for in-hospital care including women’s health, obstetrics, post-partum care, wound assessment and care, and general patient care
- Pre-programmed scenarios provide standardized training while customizable scenarios and real time instructor control allows adaptation to meet individual students needs
- Economical and educationally efficient skills and scenario based trainer
- Durable, rugged and lifelike; made to withstand years of use
- Flexible manikin platform allows multiple accessory modules to be added including trauma, Nuclear Biological Chemical (NBC) Module, and bleeding control for use in multiple clinical settings
Product Features:
- Head with anatomical landmarks, trachea and esophagus, along with simulated lungs and stomach allow the practice of many procedures, including NG, OG, tracheal care and suctioning
- Normal and abnormal heart, breath, and bowel sounds and fetal heart tones for auscultation
- 1400+ rhythm variants for ECG interpretation using standard clinical monitors
- Instructor-controlled blood pressure arm allows for realistic palpation and auscultation. Systolic and diastolic pressures, ausculatory gap, and volume are variable
- Articulating IV arm allows for practice of IV cannulation, medication administration, and site care and maintenance
- Practice medication dose calculations and administration through intramuscular injections at the deltoid, gluteal, ventrogluteal, and thigh sites
- VitalSim enables creating, editing and running scenarios
- Optional modules can be added for breast examination, post-surgical mastectomy care, fundus massage skills, and assessment and care of wounds and surgical incisions
*VitalSim Unit required for operation of Nursing Anne VitalSim Capable Manikin - must be purchased separately (p/n #200-10001)
Patient Care
- Head with anatomical landmarks, trachea, and esophagus, along with simulated lungs and stomach, allow the practice of many procedures
- Irrigation of the eye and ear (simulated)
- Application/instillation of medications in the eye, ear and nose including nasal packing
- Mouth and denture care procedures
- Insertion and suctioning of oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal airways
- Insertion, securing, and care of endotracheal tubes
- Tracheostomy care and tracheal suctioning
- Various oxygen delivery procedures
- NG tube insertion, care, medication administration, and removal
- Gastric lavage and gavage
- Nasoenteric and esophageal tube insertion, care, and removal
- Subclavian, jejunostomy and Hickman catheter openings (placement only)
- Manually generated carotid pulse
- Deltoid, dorsogluteal, and vastus lateralis IM injections possible
- Full range of motion for realistic patient handling
- Interchangeable stomas depict colostomy, ileostomy and suprapubic cystotomy
- Colostomy may be irrigated and will retain an indwelling catheter
- Fingers and toes are spread to allow bandaging
Interchangeable Male and Female Genitalia
- Complete urinary catheterization
- Can be attached to urinary and colon reservoirs via connector valves
- Female genitalia capable of vaginal douching
- Will retain indwelling or straight catheter
- Enema procedures may be performed using fluid for realistic return
- When used with manikin, fluid may be used for realistic return
- Urinary valves give the natural resistance felt when catheterizing
- Anal valves simulate the internal anal sphincter
Circulatory Skills and IV Drug Administration
- Articulating IV training arm with replaceable skin and infusible vein system allows peripheral intravenous therapy and site care
- Venipuncture possible in the antecubital fossa and dorsum of the hand
- Accessible veins include median, basilic and cephalic
VitalSim™ Capabilities (sold separately)
Sounds
- Heart sounds synchronized with programmable ECG
- Auscultated lung sounds synchronized with breathing rate, 0 - 60 BPM
- Individual lung or bilateral sound selection
- Normal or abnormal bowel sounds
- Vocal sounds – computer-generated sounds, mixed with voice input (via microphone sold separately)
Heart Sounds
Synchronized with programmable ECG
- Aortic Stenosis
- Friction Rub
- Austin Flint Murmur
- Diastolic Murmur Mi Stenosis
- Systolic Murmur
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Normal Heart Sounds – Apex
- Opening Snap Msec
- Ventricular Septal Defect
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Pulmonary Stenosis
- Stills Murmur
- Normal Heart Sounds
Lung Sounds
Synchronized with breathing rate, 0 – 60 bpm
Individual lung or bilateral sound selection
- Coarse Crackles
- Fine Crackles
- Normal Breath Sounds
- Pneumonia
- Stridor
- Wheeze
- Pleural Rub
- Rhonchi
Bowel Sounds
Normal and abnormal bowel sounds
- Borborygmus
- Fetal Tones
- Hyperactive Bowel
- Hypoactive Bowel
- Normal Bowel
Vocal Sounds
Computer-generated sounds, mixed with voice input (via microphone sold separately)
- Cough
- Vomit
- Moan
- Scream
- SOB Breathing
- Yes
- No
- Hiccup (infant)
- Cry (infant)
Blood Pressure / Pulses
- Articulating blood pressure arm for auscultated and palpated blood pressure simulation
- Korotkoff sounds synchronized with ECG
- Korotkoff sounds volume control in 10 steps, 0-9
- Systolic and diastolic pressure may be set individually in steps of 2mmHG
- Systolic 0-300mmHG, Diastolic 0-300 mmHG
- Auscultative Gap, with on/off feature
- Pressure accuracy +/- 2mmHG
- Calibrate function to adjust pressure sensor and cuff gauge
- Palpated pulse simulator controls brachial and radial pulses
- Pulses only active when palpatedPulses synchronized with programmable ECG
- Pulse strengths dependent on Blood Pressure
Logging / Scenario Function
- Control unit can be connected to PC using USB cable
- Uploading and running up to 10 scenarios programmed using PC Scenario Editor
- Downloading of 25 logs for “after action” review/debriefing
Breast Exam Module (Optional)
- Facilitates training in the recognition of breast disorders, sizes of nodules and relative locations by simulating multiple abnormalities found during breast examinations
- Normal anatomy of the female breasts
- Interchangeable abnormalities such as:
- Fibroadenoma, cyst, solid lump/mass
Mastectomy Module (Optional)
- Normal anatomy of a postoperative left total mastectomy
- Surgical area skin closed with staples
- Drain tube placed just under skin
Fundus Skills and Assessment Module (Optional)
- Normal anatomy of the status-post or post-partum female abdomen designed for training fundus assessment and massage skills
- Realistic landmark of the symphysis pubis
- Interchangeable uteri: Approximately a 3” diameter ball to simulate a firm well contracted uterus and a softer 4” ball to simulate a “boggy” uterus that is not contracted
- Umbilicus
- Fundus offset secondary to bladder distention
- Anal hemorrhoids visible
- 2nd degree midline episiotomy
- Genitalia is elongated with swelling to the clitoral area
- Vaginal orifice is more visible and opened
- Labium minus more flapped to expose the vaginal canal
Wound Assessment & Care Modules (Optional)
- Abdominal incision module with painted sutures may be interchanged with blank module in the manikin’s abdomen
- Surgical closure simulated
- Suitable for teaching suture care and dressing
- Abdominal incision modules with staples and Penrose drain
- Abdominal incision modules with nylon sutures and Penrose drain
- Abdominal packing and irrigation module may be interchanged with blank module in the manikin’s abdomen
- Wound separation exposing a layer of subcutaneous fat
- Suitable for wet or dry packing and wound irrigation
- Abdominal subcutaneous heparin and insulin injection module
- Surgical belly plate with interchangeable stoma sites
- Infected colostomy stoma may be interchanged with normal stoma in surgical belly plate, irrigation possible
- Ventrogluteal and gluteal decubitus ulcer module may be interchanged with ventrogluteal injection pad
- Reddish and cyanotic blue-gray appearance
- Break in the skin exposing soft tissue
- Suitable for pressure ulcer staging, cleaning and dressing
- Below knee amputation stumps for stump care including wrapping and condition
- Thigh packing and irrigation module may be interchanged with injection pads in manikin’s thigh
- Wound separation exposing a layer of subcutaneous fat
- Suitable for wet or dry packing and wound irrigation
- Thigh suture and debridement modules may be interchanged with injection pads in manikin’s thigh
- Surgical closure made with nylon sutures
- Suitable for teaching suture care and dressing
- Varicose vein leg with stasis ulcer
- Diabetic foot module may be articulated to manikin at the ankle
- Gangrenous toes
- Heel decubitus ulcer