PA College Magazine - Winter 2022 - 9

PA COLLEGE / FEATURE
At
PA College, clinical hours consist
of both time spent learning in
the hospital and time spent doing
in the Center for Excellence in Practice.
The Center is the College's simulation hub
that features 24 rooms for students to
practice with classmates, students from
other disciplines, " standardized patients "
playing the role of patients, and manikins
that can blink, breathe, sweat and do almost
anything else a real patient could do.
In the examples shared here, follow along
with students in our ASN program as they
complete two simulations with community
volunteers - one in the home and one in a
hospital setting.
" Here we practice as
a nurse, not a student. "
KRYSTAL LEINBACH '22
The first simulation of the day is a scenario in
home health. The patient actor, Barbara Davis, a
retired RN, has been assigned the role of " Red, "
a stubborn, diabetic widower with a painful foot
injury and an over-involved, disgruntled family
member (played by a fellow classmate).
While students work on assessing the safety of
Red's home, answering any questions that Red
or family members may have and educating
them on further care, a faculty member and
simulation coordinator sit behind the scenes
throwing unexpected curve balls (a plastic
snake was loose in Red's apartment) and
monitoring students' progress.
After the in-home simulation, students return
to a debriefing room where half of their
classmates had the opportunity to watch their
peers work through the situation in real time.
Here, their faculty member asks the group for
their first thoughts, what went right and what
lessons were learned. Patient actor Davis also
weighs in on this conversation.
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