Article ; Online: Bridging medical simulation with computer science and engineering: A growing field of study.
2018 Volume 71, Page(s) 1–6
Abstract: Background: Medical simulation has become an essential educational tool in the curricula of healthcare professionals. A literature review revealed a knowledge gap in healthcare simulation education with respect to the technological expertise required to ...
| Abstract | Background: Medical simulation has become an essential educational tool in the curricula of healthcare professionals. A literature review revealed a knowledge gap in healthcare simulation education with respect to the technological expertise required to operate highly sophisticated simulation equipment. With this motivation, a case study was designed to determine if implementing on-site technological expertise allows for the facile navigation of high fidelity manikins. Next, a research study was conducted to evaluate engineering students understanding of simulation, and their interest to attend a program in medical simulation. Objectives: To determine if on-site technological expertise lifts barriers associated with manikin use and to assess levels of understanding and interest among engineering students following exposure to the technology used in healthcare simulation. Design: A prospective, descriptive study with pre-post surveys. Settings: The Nursing Skills and Simulation Center at a New England University campus. Participants: Engineering students attending 6 different engineering programs (Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Technology Management) and having different educational levels (undergraduate and graduate). Methods: Two assessments were applied to engineering students attending a class on technology used in healthcare simulation. A pre-test measured the understanding and interest of students in the engineering/computer science courses before attending a simulation class. A post-test assessment measured their improvement in understanding and interest to learn more about simulation technologies. Results: Statistical analysis and comparisons of pre-and post-test assessments show a 23% gain in understanding of this field following exposure to the healthcare simulation class. Furthermore, post test results show greater than 67% of those surveyed have an interest in attending a program in healthcare simulation. Conclusions: The results indicate the collaboration of nursing and engineering has lifted known barriers to simulation education, and reveal engineering students have an interest in the field of medical simulation. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Computer Simulation/trends ; Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate/methods ; Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate/trends ; Educational Measurement/methods ; Engineering/education ; Humans ; Manikins ; New England ; Prospective Studies ; Students/statistics & numerical data ; Surveys and Questionnaires | |||||
| Language | English | |||||
| Publishing date | 2018-09-04 | |||||
| Publishing country | Scotland | |||||
| Document type | Journal Article | |||||
| ZDB-ID | 1062570-7 | |||||
| ISSN | 1532-2793 ; 0260-6917 | |||||
| ISSN (online) | 1532-2793 | |||||
| ISSN | 0260-6917 | |||||
| DOI | 10.1016/j.nedt.2018.08.011 | |||||
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| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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