How to Implement Psychological Safety in Simulation

How to Implement Psychological Safety in Simulation

How To Implement Psychological Safety In Simulation Psychological safety is a crucial concept in the context of education, particularly in simulation-based training, as it plays a vital role in creating an environment where learners feel safe to take risks, make mistakes, and learn from their experiences. Some people have trouble learning how to implement psychological

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Simulationist' guide to Advocating for Legislation in Simulation

Advocating for Legislation in Simulation

Healthcare simulation is an invaluable tool in healthcare education and training, allowing healthcare professionals to practice their skills in a safe and controlled environment. Advocating for legislation in this field has become increasingly important to ensure that it’s properly recognized, regulated, and integrated into the healthcare system. Legislation can help create standards and regulations for

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Avbirth shines at VCOM-Auburn Trauma Simulation

This Spring, Avkin went on the road to collaborate with VCOM-Auburn for their trauma day simulation in Auburn, Alabama. Megan Weldon, Avkin’s Director or Marketing and Education called the experience of a simulated trauma day ‘an incomparable experience’ when it comes to training medical students and first responders for real life trauma situations. https://vimeo.com/825461456 The

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NAU Launches New Simulation Program with the Assistance of AvMentor

“I felt having live people (as opposed to mannequins) really helped bring reality to the situation” At the beginning of this year, Northern Arizona University (NAU) had begun their use of standardized Patients in simulation scenarios for their nursing students.  The use of a standardized patient program stems from the deployment of AvMentor at the

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NLN/Jefferies Framework for SP Methodology

Avkin CEO Highlighted for NLN/Jeffries Framework of Standardized Patients

The article, available at ScienceDirect.com, explores the evidence related to how undergraduate nursing education utilizes an established framework when integrating standardized patient simulation. The identified gaps included: The lack of safety application, standardized patient hiring, using higher-level outcomes, establishing policies and procedures specific to SPs, and discussing the experiences of students, facilitators, and standardized patients.

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Well Behaved Women Rarely Make History

There is a T-shirt my daughter wears that reads “Well-behaved women rarely make history.” Often when I see her wearing that shirt, I reflect on two women that profoundly shaped me as a nursing entrepreneur and the careers of many other women: Florence Nightingale and Clara Barton. Because March is Women’s History Month, I wanted

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Technology now allows for human interaction in a safe, skills-based environment.

Avkin: How Far We’ve Come

I never saw myself as a CEO of a company. Yet here we are. Avkin entered its sixth year, released its eighth wearable device, and offers an entire educational services suite. I have an incredible and passionate team working alongside me each day toward our shared dream. So, while we’ve come far, I would be

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It's critical nursing students gain confidence in their ability to perform.

Has the Academic-Practice Gap Turned to a Chasm?

What both academia and practice can do to keep new graduates from tripping over the welcome mat. It is well-documented that new graduate nurses experience a significant amount of stress and psychological turmoil as they transition from academic learning to their professional practice. Greenway, Butt, & Walthall (2019) defines the Theory-Practice Gap as “The gap

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Building productive culture is paramount in training simulated participants.

What makes a Simulated Participant Program Resilient and High Functioning?

A healthy culture has been shown to maximize outcomes and productivity while retaining a high performing resilient team. For this reason, significant effort is invested in developing the right culture for your organization. However, defining culture is ineffable for many organizations. If culture is difficult to describe and identify, it is also difficult to assess

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SIMULATIONISTS GUIDE TO IMPLEMENTING PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY

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Avtrach, a high-fidelity, wearable tracheostomy simulator, is designed to replicate an anterior thorax so tracheostomy care and suctioning can be authentically replicated in simulation. Through a Bluetooth connection between Avtrach and the Avkin app, an assortment of lung sounds can be changed at any time by the educator from the control room. These lungs allow for the Avtrach to be connected to a ventilator and the patient to be in line with suctioning.

Wearable Tracheostomy Simulator

Avwound, a high-fidelity, wearable wound care simulator, is the most significant technological advancement for wound care in the industry. Learners can assess, measure, document, and provide care for all four stages of pressure wounds in addition to an assortment of surgical wounds providing educators with maximum flexibility for wound care education.

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Meant to replace the need for including bulky ineffective earpieces in simulation, Avband, is a smartwatch look-a-like for inconspicuous 3-way communication between the control room, patient, and Avkin simulators. An alert button on the side of the product allows the live patient to send a panic notification to the control room if they feel psychologically and/or physically unsafe at any time during the simulation.

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With the world’s only fully-automated, wearable birthing simulator, Avbirth, you can now include learning objectives such as closed-looped communication with an interprofessional team and therapeutic communication with the patient and their significant other through all phases of labor and delivery. Avbirth pairs with the Avkin App, allowing a multitude of simulations to be performed, including additional challenges for the development of critical thinking, such as shoulder dystocia or postpartum hemorrhage.

Simulated Birthing Device

Avcath, a high-fidelity, wearable urinary catheterization simulator, seamlessly replicates the human urinary system. The interchangeable male (circumcised or uncircumcised) and female genitalia allows learners to practice various types of urinary catheterization while also practicing essential communication skills. Our genitalia is made with high-quality silicone, allowing learners to use betadine and lubrication right out of their kits.

Wearable Urinary Catheterization Simulator

Avline, a wearable central line simulator, delivers a high-fidelity patient experience for a multitude of central venous care (CVC) simulations. This innovative simulator has two options for central venous treatment and care, a right subclavian triple lumen or a left subclavian implanted port; each option is removable, allowing the educator flexibility with learning outcomes.

Wearable Central Line Simulator

Avstick, a wearable IV simulator worn as a left-arm sleeve, allows learners to practice high-fidelity IV insertion during simulation. The wearable simulator cues the live patient wearing the sleeve through haptic vibration when the needle first pierces the smart skin. Multiple layers of woven plastic have been integrated into premium silicone to protect the wearer from any harm during the simulation.

Wearable IV Simulator

Avtone, the world’s only wearable auscultation simulator, offers a compact and lightweight design, comfortable for the live patient to wear. An anatomically correct chest piece allows novice and advanced students to identify proper landmarks just as they would in the clinical setting. Volume controls allow learners and educators to pinpoint the finer details of the actual patient recorded sounds contained within the Avtone.

Wearable Auscultation Simulator

Avthor, a wearable chest tube care simulator, replicates the intrathoracic pressures needed to realistically teach the assessment and care of a patient with a chest tube. When pairing the Avthor with a live patient, the simulation can include repositioning, transferring, and/or ambulating a patient with a chest tube.

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KBPort's BPSim is a blood pressure cuff simulator. Used just like any other blood pressure cuff, the readings are controlled via a smartphone app. It can be programmed for any blood pressure range, including hypotension, normal, pre-hypertension, hypertension (stages 1 & 2), and hypertensive crisis.

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Getting accurate vital signs is critical when assessing a patient. With Innov2Learn's Thermometer and Oximeter devices, your learners will use real devices to capture and record simulated readings. No longer will you have to break fidelity to provide vital signs to your learners

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Quality training is the most important element of working with live people in simulations. An untrained simulated participant (SP) can challenge the efficacy of your learning opportunities. A well-trained simulated participant (SP) can bring your simulations to life in ways you never thought possible. With all of this in mind, training an entire group of SPs can be time-consuming and feel intimidating.

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Innov2Learn's training devices function the same as any thermometer or oximeter you would find in a clinic. Your learners will take vital signs using real devices with readouts you control via Bluetooth. You can use a smartphone app or desktop computer.

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