New 'Sim-Man' Helps Nursing Students Learn |
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March 20, 2007
by AJ Fanter
Healthcare Programs Columnist
Thinking about getting your nursing degree but wondering what it will be like to work with patients? Thanks to a new training device, nursing students can now get hands-on experience in assessing patients. His name is Sim-Man.
What is Sim-Man?
With realistic anatomy, the capacity for bodily fluids, heart and breathing sounds, and "speech," Sim-Man is a patient simulator for nursing degree students. With Sim-Man, students get to listen for heart, lung and bowel sounds. They can practice CPR, dress wounds, and collect vital signs such as heart rate and rhythm and oxygen saturation.
Benefits of Sim-Man for Nursing Degree Students
One of the biggest benefits of Sim-Man is that it gives students the ability to practice on a "patient" that is far more realistic than a traditional mannequin. In fact, thanks to computers, Sim-Man not only groans and moans, but speaks and provides information, giving students a better feel of how a real patient might react. Sim-Man gives aspiring nurses the opportunity to experience different clinical situations without any degree of risk to real-life patients.
Sim-Man is just one of the many tools you'll be working with as you study for your nursing degree. You'll also take classes in anatomy, physiology, microbiology, chemistry, nutrition, and psychology. If you're looking for a great career caring for others, maybe it's time to get your nursing degree.
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About the Author
AJ Fanter is a freelance writer based in Reno, NV.
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