Advanced life simulation: High-fidelity simulation without the high technology

• Published in: Nurse education in practice Vol. 15; no. 6; pp. 430 - 436
• Main Authors: Dwyer, Trudy, Reid Searl, Kerry, McAllister, Margaret, Guerin, Michael, Friel, Deborah
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Scotland Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2015; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Advanced life support; Advanced Trauma Life Support Care - methods; Clinical Competence; Computer Simulation; Conflicts of interest; Education, Nursing; Educational Environment; Educational Facilities Improvement; Educational Needs; Experts; Faculty, Nursing; Fidelity; Focus Groups; Funding; Group Discussion; Health care; Health Personnel; High technology; High-fidelity simulation; Hospital Rapid Response Team; Hospitals; Humans; Hybrid simulation; Innovations; Learning; Learning Experience; Mortality; Nurses; Nursing; Nursing Education Research; Opportunities; Patient Care Team; Patient safety; Patient Simulation; Patients; Physicians; Pilot Projects; Professional Personnel; Purchasing; Qualitative Research; Queensland; Realism; Resuscitation; Role Playing; Safety; Safety measures; Sampling; School environment; Self Efficacy; Simulation; Simulation learning; Teaching; Teaching Methods; Technological Advancement; Technology; Training; Training centres; Queensland; Australia; Advanced life support; High-fidelity simulation; Simulation learning; Hybrid simulation
• ISSN: 1471-5953; 1873-5223
• DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2015.05.007

Simulation-based resuscitation education has emerged as a key to improving patient safety and numerous healthcare organisations have invested in high-fidelity simulation training centres. However, the high purchasing cost, limited portability, technical expertise and organisational skills required to coordinate these high-fidelity simulation centres are factors that limit their use as a wide-spread teaching and learning method. Creative innovation is required. The aim of this study was to pilot an inexpensive, portable, novel high fidelity humanistic simulation modality, for educating nurses and doctors in recognising and responding to the deteriorating patient. Analysis of five focus group discussions revealed the main theme of engagement in the simulation experience with three main subthemes of realism of the character, believability of the experience and being more connected. In conclusion, this innovative simulation modality offers a viable alternative for resuscitation training. •Patient safety can be promoted through realistic resuscitation simulation.•An innovative simulation combined tablet technology and humanistic simulation.•Learners engaged deeply in the learning.•It is a cost-effective, portable, effective simulation learning approach.•The innovation is humanistic, believable and real simulation.