Barth Brenda, Arutiunian Artur, Micallef Julia, Sivanathan Mithusa, Wang Zhujiang, Chorney Dana, Salmers Elaine, McCabe Janet, Dubrowski Adam
Health Sciences, Ontario Tech University, Oshawa, CAN.
Nursing, Ontario Tech University, Oshawa, CAN.
Cureus. 2022 Jun 27;14(6):e26373. doi: 10.7759/cureus.26373. eCollection 2022 Jun.
In a centralized model of simulation-based education (Ce-SBE), students practice skills in simulation laboratories, while in a decentralized model (De-SBE), they practice skills outside of these laboratories. The cost of "take-home" simulators is a barrier that can be overcome with additive manufacturing (AM). Our objective was to develop and evaluate the quality of education when year one nursing students practiced clinical skills from home following normal curricular activities but in the De-SBE format. A group of expert educators, designers, and researchers followed a two-cycle, iterative design-to-cost approach to develop three simulators: wound care and urethral catheterization (male and female). The total cost of manufacturing all three simulators was USD 5,000. These were sent to all year one nursing students who followed an online curriculum. Twenty-nine students completed the survey, which indicated that the simulators supported the students' learning needs, and several changes were requested to improve the educational value. The results indicate that substituting traditional simulators with AM-simulators provided an acceptable alternative for nursing students to learn wound care and urethral catheterization off-campus in De-SBE. The feedback also provided suggestions to improve each of the simulators to make the experience more authentic.
在基于模拟的集中式教育模式（Ce-SBE）中，学生在模拟实验室练习技能，而在分散式模式（De-SBE）中，他们在这些实验室之外练习技能。“带回家”的模拟器成本是一个障碍，而增材制造（AM）可以克服这一障碍。我们的目标是评估一年级护理专业学生在按照正常课程活动但采用De-SBE模式在家中练习临床技能时的教育质量。一组专家教育工作者、设计师和研究人员采用两阶段迭代式设计到成本的方法，开发了三种模拟器：伤口护理和尿道插管（男性和女性）。制造这三种模拟器的总成本为5000美元。这些模拟器被分发给所有遵循在线课程的一年级护理专业学生。29名学生完成了调查，结果表明模拟器满足了学生的学习需求，同时学生们提出了一些改进建议以提高教育价值。结果表明，用增材制造模拟器替代传统模拟器为护理专业学生在De-SBE模式下校外学习伤口护理和尿道插管提供了一个可接受的选择。反馈还为改进每个模拟器提供了建议，以使体验更加真实。
