School unveils new technology for nursing students
The 含羞草视频 unveiled new technology for nursing students.
New labs will help teach the kind of lessons that can鈥檛 be taught with a textbook, officials said.
鈥淛ust with the way health care is changing and patients are more and more complex, we want our students to be more prepared for any type of situation,鈥� said Roxy Kardell, an instructor.
Kardell said she can now offer her students training that is as lifelike as it gets.
鈥淲ith these new mannequins, students can do IVs on the arms, they can do all sorts of different procedures,鈥� Kardell said.
The mannequins mimic real conditions, such as coughing, high blood pressure or abnormal heart beats.
The labs look like real hospital rooms. While the student treats the "patient," instructors watch from behind a window. The instructors control the patient's symptoms from a computer. Each session is recorded so the students can be critiqued later.
鈥淭he mannequin is a lot higher fidelity so we can do a lot more complex things,鈥� said Christie Glesmann, program director.
Glesmann said a piece of the project is dedicated to Dr. Kathy Willrett, who was an instructor at the college for 35 years. Willrett died last year and is remembered for her enthusiasm and passion for nursing.
鈥淎ll of our students love to come in, and we鈥檙e just making better nurses, and I鈥檓 excited to be part of that,鈥� Kardell said.
