The assessment and treatment of the acutely ill patient - the role of the patient simulator as a teaching tool in the undergraduate programme

被引:37
作者
MacDowall, Jennifer
机构
[1] East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, Lancashire
[2] Department of Undergraduate Education, Learning and Development, Park View Offices, Queens Park Hospital, Blackburn
关键词
D O I
10.1080/01421590600625130
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
The assessment and treatment of the acutely ill patient is an essential part of the role of the pre-registration house officer, and research has demonstrated that management of such patients in the ward setting is often sub-optimal. However, this is an area which is difficult to teach at an undergraduate level, particularly without exposing patients to unnecessary risk. A patient simulator such as the SimMan could allow these issues to be addressed in a safe, reproducible and controlled environment. A protocol for the assessment and treatment of the acutely ill patient was designed. This was then implemented using a series of three teaching sessions during which small groups of final year medical students took part in simulated clinical scenarios on the SimMan mannequin. A questionnaire was administered to participating students before and after teaching to assess their perceived confidence and competence in a number of areas deemed important for newly qualified house officers. Data from 23 students were obtained and demonstrated a significant improvement in students' perceived levels of confidence and competence following training on the simulator. Feedback from students was extremely positive with all students reporting that sessions were a valuable addition to the final year programme. The SimMan allows students to gain knowledge and skills in a vital area of clinical practice which hitherto had been poorly covered within the curriculum. The sessions will be incorporated into the teaching programme for all future final-year students.
引用
收藏
页码:326 / 329
页数:4
相关论文
共 15 条
[1]   Identifying core skills for the medical curriculum [J].
Bax, NDS ;
Godfrey, J .
MEDICAL EDUCATION, 1997, 31 (05) :347-351
[2]   DOES TRAINING ON AN ANESTHESIA SIMULATOR LEAD TO IMPROVEMENT IN PERFORMANCE [J].
CHOPRA, V ;
GESINK, BJ ;
DEJONG, J ;
BOVILL, JG ;
SPIERDIJK, J ;
BRAND, R .
BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA, 1994, 73 (03) :293-297
[3]   Experiential learning in an anaesthesia simulation centre: analysis of students' comments [J].
Cleave-Hogg, D ;
Morgan, PJ .
MEDICAL TEACHER, 2002, 24 (01) :23-26
[4]   Small group teaching: Clinical correlation with a human patient simulator [J].
Euliano, TY .
ADVANCES IN PHYSIOLOGY EDUCATION, 2001, 25 (01) :36-43
[5]  
Forrest F, 1998, HOSP MED, V59, P653
[6]  
Franklin C., 1994, CRITICAL CARE MED, V22, P224
[7]   Students sitting medical finals - ready to be house officers? [J].
Goodfellow, PB ;
Claydon, P .
JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF MEDICINE, 2001, 94 (10) :516-520
[8]   Simulation technology for health care professional skills training and assessment [J].
Issenberg, SB ;
McGaghie, WC ;
Hart, IR ;
Mayer, JW ;
Felner, JM ;
Petrusa, ER ;
Waugh, RA ;
Brown, DD ;
Safford, RR ;
Gessner, IH ;
Gordon, DL ;
Ewy, GA .
JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 1999, 282 (09) :861-866
[9]   EDUCATION FOR PRACTICE - THE ROLE OF PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE IN UNDERGRADUATE AND GENERAL CLINICAL-TRAINING [J].
JOLLY, BC ;
MACDONALD, MM .
MEDICAL EDUCATION, 1989, 23 (02) :189-195
[10]   How well prepared are graduates for the role of pre-registration house officer? A comparison of the perceptions of new graduates and educational supervisors [J].
Jones, A ;
McArdle, PJ ;
O'Neill, PA .
MEDICAL EDUCATION, 2001, 35 (06) :578-584