The Kansas State Board of Nursing has a free library of simulation scenarios designed by nursing faculty for nursing and allied health programs.  Free scenarios currently for simulation in healthcare currently include:

• GI Bleed or “Blood & Guts”
• “It’s all in the Head” Meti-meningitis/seizure
• Femur Fracture with Pulmonary Embolism
• Ischemic Stroke with Increased ICP
• IV – IV Medication Review
• Head Injury Scenario – 2 Parts
• Head Injury / Heart Failure Scenario
• Code Pink Simulation
• Air Leak Syndrome With Infant
• Code Pink With Meconium Simulation
• Respiratory Therapy Code Pink Simulation
• Simulation of Pediatric Diabetic Patient
• Placenta Previa – Remediation
• Pre-scenario Worksheet and List of 14 Scenarios
• Skills Check-off Scenario
• Basic Medical / Surgical Nursing
• Intermediate / Complex – 2 Medical / Surgical Scenarios 2 Sessions Each

Be sure to consider submitting your scenario to help build their scenario library.  Also, check out my previous article on where to get free simulation scenarios!

Kristin S Kristjansdottir from the Society in Europe for Simulation Applied to Medicine (SESAM) passed along this note from Stine Gundrosen (Medisinsk SimulatorSenter) to HealthySimulation.com to let us know about the “Instructor Conference” taking place May in Stockholm:

Hello NTS-friends,

Today we are helping Margaret Clifton with her research on Nurse Eduacator needs.  Please see her request to fill out a short 10-minute survey below:

Dear Colleagues,

Archie MD was at IMSH to demonstrate a few of their many educational products.  I had a chance to talk with Kirk from Archie MD about their Augmented Reality Task Trainer and “Medrills” mobile training solutions.

Learn more by visiting the Archie MD website.

• Identify components of gaming that would enhance your educational efforts.
• Describe the process and development of educational games.
• Discuss/explore various games that are beneficial in education.
• Develop an outline for one game.
• Review the evidence and research behind the use and efficacy of games in education.

On completion of the storytelling in learning session you will:

• Discuss how to use story or narrative to achieve an educational outcome.
• Understand how storytelling and narrative enhance education and educational outcomes.
• Write stories for your training and education initiatives.

The Food and Drug Associate used a Manikin used to demonstrate medical device error.  The pictures provide great detailed are so well done I thought it might give you ideas for your medical simulation and skills lab courses!  Photos like this can help learners, faculty or staff remember key details for manikin setups.  Thanks to Crystal Mendez from St. Philip’s College in San Antonio Texas for the link.

EVENT: Oxygen tubing erroneously connected to a needleless IV port

POTENTIAL FOR HARM: High

CASE STUDY

• A patient’s oxygen tubing became disconnected from his nebulizer and was accidentally reattached to his IV tubing Y-site by a staff member who was completing a double shift
• The patient died from an air embolism, even though the connection was broken within seconds

THE JOINT COMMISSION SAFETY TIP: Identify and manage conditions and practices that may contribute to healthcare worker fatigue, and take appropriate action

Check out the complete FDA medical error page for more examples.

Would you like to learn more about teaching using simulation?  The Behling Simulation Center at the University at Buffalo is pleased to announce our 2012 dates for simulation methodology courses!  Each course provides the hands on, practical knowledge you need to provide effective immersive simulations for your students.  Classes are small (8-10 learners each) and provide a mentoring environment for the learner. Download the “Nuts & Bolts Simulation Methodology Course” Overview.

Nuts and Bolts of Simulation Methodology:
March 14-16, 2012
June 4-6, 2012
August 15-17, 2012
November 14-16, 2012

Fine Tuning Debriefing Skills:
June 7-8, 2012
(Note, you must have either taken a simulation methodology course or actively running and debriefing immersive simulation exercises for at least one year as a pre-requisite for this course).

A more detailed description of the course content, tuition, lodging and on-line registration can be found by following this link: http://ahc.buffalo.edu/simulation/courses.php or by calling (716) 829-2467.

The Behling Simulation Center is located at the University at Buffalo in the Academic Health Center servicing the five health professions schools at the University specializing in immersive patient care management simulation with a focus on interprofessional simulation education.  Buffalo can be conveniently reached by air or ground transportation and is located 20 minutes from Niagara Falls, two hours South of the major metropolitan area of Toronto, ON, three hours from Cleveland, OH, and an hour’s flight from most East coast and Mid-west airline hubs.

SUNY hopes to see you in Buffalo!

Laerdal has released several teasers for an upcoming tablet/ipad device to be released for IMSH 2012, which promises to provide “a world of simulation in the palm of your hand”.  Read more of the Laerdal teaser here.

Laerdal continues on saying “When you can apply more functionality to your existing platform, you’ll be able to maximize potential in every simulation scenario. You’ll also enjoy increased flexibility, which will allow you to tailor the simulation to meet your specific needs. The result is more effective teaching.”

To me this sounds like a mobile device or application which will enable you to quickly have information about the currently running scenario as well as take notes for debriefing purposes.  We will have to wait and see if the new device can also control Laerdal hardware like task trainers, 3Gs or SimView.  I’ll be sure to post a review from IMSH!

The International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL) is pleased to announce  the Anthony Battaglia Pocket Nurse Scholarships!

Each year, four non-transferable scholarships are made  available through a generous donation from Pocket Nurse® to support attendance at the annual INACSL  conference. These scholarships are designed to stimulate interest and participation in the development and  advancement of clinical simulation in nursing and learning resource centers through the payment of  conference registration costs.

The Anthony Battaglia Scholarships are open to all educators, learning resource specialists, managers, and  students who are interested in the design and development of clinical simulation to enhance education, research,  and practice in nursing. Priority will be given to current members of INACSL and first time attendees.  Recipients will be recognized at the INACSL business meeting held at the annual conference.

To learn more and to apply download the Anthony Battaglia Pocket Nurse INACSL Scholarship Flyer !

Let’s start 2012 off with a bang with this AWESOME user-created manual for the Simman 3G from Kaiser Permanente’s California based simulation team Dr. Mark Meyer, MD FAAEM and Regional Simulation Coordinator and Technician Darin Bowers MA.

You can download the Kaiser Permanente user-created Laerdal Simman 3G manual here.

After praising KP’s team for their work, I asked Darin several questions about the manual:

Lance: What is this manual for?
Darin: This manual is a brief summary to the practical use of Sim Man 3G.  We have only included information that covers the basic start up and showdown of the system, as well as basic troubleshooting advice.

Lance: Why did your team create this manual?
Darin: We created this manual to go with the Train the Trainer course Dr Meyer and I teach at the 13 medical centers.  None of our sites have simulation technicians, so we train RNs and MDs in the use of the equipment.  Since they are already busy learning debriefing skills, plus their busy clinical schedules, we wanted to give them a simple and practical guide for using the equipment.

Lance: How has this healthcare simulation lab operations manual helped your simulation program?
Darin:  It has helped in giving simulation instructors a starting point  for the operation of the equipment, as well as a reference for use if I am not available via telephone for technical support.

Lance: Who uses this manual now?
Darin:  We give the full version of the manual to anyone conducting simulation within the southern California region of Kaiser Permanente.  We have also given copies to other regions within KP.

Lance: How long did this manual take to put together?
Darin: The full version of the manual, (which contains the other simulators used by KP), was definitely a work in progress.  Dr Mark Meyer and Jean Lilja, RN, created an indepth version several years ago.  When I came to Kaiser Permanente, I worked with Dr Meyer and we revised his older version.  One of my personal desires with the revision was more step-by-step instructions with screen shots to facilitate understanding.  Personally, I have probably spent about 40 hours on revisions and additions to the older manual.  Dr Meyer and I, see this manual as a work in progress and we add additional content yearly (sometimes even sooner).

Included in Kaiser Permanente’s operations manual are:

• Instructions on how to turn on and turn off the Laerdal Simman 3g
• Webcam setup
• Patient monitor initiation
• Directions on how to use the Simman 3G GUI (Generated User Interface) software
• Healthcare simulation manikin orientation guide
• Advanced patient monitor controls
• Complete Simman 3G parts list

You can download the Kaiser Permanente user-created Laerdal Simman 3G manual here.

Dr. Mark D. Meyer MD, FAAEM

Regional Sim Coordinator: Darin Bowers MA

Developing an operations manual for and by your simulation team will not only help to provide standardization to your program but also cut down on user-errors.  Operations manuals help to streamline productivity, increase learning speeds for new users, and help to prevent information  loss in the event of staff turnover.