A simulation program at Union University in Germantown, Tenn., has been designed to help nursing students prepare for patient deaths, according to a Commercial Appeal report.
In the simulation, some nursing students are assigned to various roles, such as family members of the dying patient or operating room nurses. The actors then play out their roles in a hypothetical high-stress situation, such as a deadly car accident or organ donation. Other nurses simply observe how their peers handle a patient's death, which is simulated by a mannequin.
Pat Keene, a university professor, designed the simulation program so students would learn how to handle high-stress situations and provide comfort to family members in the wake of patients' deaths.
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In the simulation, some nursing students are assigned to various roles, such as family members of the dying patient or operating room nurses. The actors then play out their roles in a hypothetical high-stress situation, such as a deadly car accident or organ donation. Other nurses simply observe how their peers handle a patient's death, which is simulated by a mannequin.
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Pat Keene, a university professor, designed the simulation program so students would learn how to handle high-stress situations and provide comfort to family members in the wake of patients' deaths.
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