Top 3 Products for Simulation on a Budget
Use these solutions to support your simulation-based training, engage learners, and make the most of your funding.
Often times, we find ourselves helping our clients appreciate that maximum fidelity does not always translate to better learning. As a manufacturer of high-fidelity patient simulators, this advice may seem counterintuitive. But we stand by the principle that simulation training is a means to achieve your learning goals – whatever they may be. The most important question to ask yourself is "What is my desired learning outcome?"
Depending upon your answer to this question and the resources that you have on hand, a high-fidelity simulator may actually be the solution you need. In many cases, though, high-fidelity simulation may be too intimidating to a student who needs a lower-fidelity experience first as a starting point.
Here, we share three products that can enhance your simulations and help you achieve your learning goals at minimal expense!
MamaNatalie
Simulating birth scenarios requires a versatile solution to train learners for normal and complex cases. And, because of the potential risk to two patients – the mother and the newborn - it is critical to incorporate communication skills practice, too.
MamaNatalie is a birthing simulator that can be worn by a standardized patient to facilitate role play between a «mother» and healthcare provider. The simulation can be made as realistic as desired, with the use of bleeding, delivery of the placenta, cathetherization, and other features. It is particularly beneficial when training for post-partum hemorrhage control and other complications.
Although a full-bodied birthing simulator may allow for additional technical practice of maneuvers, the use of a standardized patient with MamaNatalie can provide learners with the essential diagnosis, assessment, and interpersonal skills to attend a birth. These skills might be your desired outcome, or may help your learners to develop the necessary competency to advance to the full-bodied simulator with ease.
SimPad® PLUS
If you are tasked with training a variety of patient cases, you likely won’t have the time and resources to write your own scenarios. This is where pre-programmed scenarios come in handy and can maximize your budget.
The SimPad PLUS is an operating device used to control manikins and simulators, but it can also easily be used with task trainers and standardized patients. You can choose to download pre-programmed scenarios or create your own scenarios on-the-fly, modifying the experience to meet your needs. With both methods, you can track patient vital signs, project vital signs on a patient monitor, set physiological parameters, and record learner actions.
Portable, wifi-enabled, and intuitive, the SimPad PLUS is a versatile solution that can support standard and in situ simulations.
Nursing Anne Simulator
Nursing education covers a wide span of clinical topics and skills, but you may not always have the funding or storage space for as many simulation solutions. If this is the case, it can be worth your while to consider a solution that can address a multitude of different patient cases – all with one simulator.
Nursing Anne Simulator is high-fidelity with a twist. It is designed to be modular so that you modify the level fidelity to meet your need. An assortment of accessories and interchangeable parts allow you to change the way you use this simulator every time. With different skin tones, a geriatric module, a male genitalia kit, and other accessory sets, you can address all core aspects of nursing curricula ranging from basic to advanced practice.
If you are in the position to purchase only one simulator, this solution can help you maximize your investment and make the most of your organization’s purchase.
When your organization is trying to maximize the allotted budget, these three products can provide the necessary support to bring your training to life. For more information on any of these products, you may reach out to your local Laerdal representative.
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The MamaNatalie birthing simulator helps you create realistic training scenarios. Buy online and find similar product...
The MamaNatalie birthing simulator helps you create realistic training scenarios. Buy online and find similar products at Laerdal Medical.
SimPad PLUS is an operating device used to control Laerdal manikins and simulators and can be used with task trainers...
SimPad PLUS is an operating device used to control Laerdal manikins and simulators and can be used with task trainers and standardised patients. It allows instructors, new or experienced, to deliver highly-effective simulation-based...
Designed and built for nursing education, from basic assessment to advanced practice.
Designed and built for nursing education, from basic assessment to advanced practice.
