Clinical Simulation in Nursing
Volume 5, Issue 4 , Pages e145-e150, July 2009

Human Patient Simulation Technology: Perceptions From a Multidisciplinary Sample of Health Care Educators

  • Brenda Bray, BPharm, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacotherapy, Washington State University, Spokane, WA 99210, USA
    • ,
  • Catrina R. Schwartz, PharmD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacotherapy, Washington State University, Spokane, WA 99210, USA
    • ,
  • Douglas L. Weeks, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacotherapy, Washington State University, and Inland Northwest Health Services, Spokane, WA 99210, USA
    • ,
  • Suzan Kardong-Edgren, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, Washington State University, Spokane, WA 99210, USA

Abstract 

Background

A survey of an interdisciplinary group of university health care faculty and nonuniversity health care educators who were primarily nonusers of human patient simulation (HPS) was conducted regarding utilization of HPS in health care education.

Method

Respondents were recruited from an HPS demonstration seminar meant to introduce educators to HPS technology. Educators responded to an electronic survey that asked about specific instructional uses of HPS for clinical skills. The survey also asked respondents to rate their concern with common barriers to HPS implementation.

Results

Common opinions were held by an interdisciplinary group of university faculty and nonuniversity health care educators about benefits and barriers to implementing HPS in health care curricula.

Conclusions

The university faculty and nonuniversity health care educators surveyed were like minded about the use of HPS for education and training. These findings demonstrate that an interdisciplinary approach to establishing a collaborative interprofessional HPS program is possible in a time of limited resources.

KeyWords: human patient simulation, health sciences curriculum, interdisciplinary education, multidisciplinary education, interprofessional education

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 Cite this article: Bray, B. S., Schwartz, C. R., Weeks, D. L., & Kardong-Edgren, S. (2009, JULY). Human patient simulation technology: Perceptions from a multidisciplinary sample of health care educators. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, VOL(5). doi:10.1016/j.ecsn.2009.02.002.

PII: S1876-1399(09)00020-6

doi:10.1016/j.ecns.2009.02.002

Clinical Simulation in Nursing
Volume 5, Issue 4 , Pages e145-e150, July 2009

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