4 Corners Newsletter - Vol 3 - Central Queensland University

This is how to
make it ...
At the recent SimHealth 2012
Conference: Making Teams Work,
held in Sydney in August, Stephanie
Burlingame and Stephanie Justice,
both from the Ohio State University
College of Nursing, presented
a workshop on quick and easy
moulage techniques.
There are various benefits in
utilizing moulage in simulation,
which include improving realism,
visual cues to patient condition
and reinforcement of universal
precautions. They shared the
following simulation recipes:
Mucus
2 boxes fozen sliced okra
2 cups water
Put in large sauce pan and bring to
a boil Cecrease heat slightly and boil
for 20 minutes with lid on.
Let cool and strain out vegetable.
Urine
Water and yellow food colouring
Sediment - add small amount of
vanilla pudding cup and stir
Cloudy - add liquid dish soap
Haematuria - add red food colouring
to fake urine, can add ground up
cherries for clots.
Vomit
To make it smell real:
Mix lemon juice and parmesan
cheese together
To make it chunk:
Instant oatmeal (with fruit in it) and
Coke/Pepsi
To have pills in the vomit:
Tic-tac’s or sweet tarts, they will
partially dissolve and look partially
digested.
Gathering for stimulation about
simulation
High-tech manikins, artificial body parts, puppets and masks for simulated
learning were on display recently when CQUniversity Rockhampton hosted a
Simulation User Network Symposium. The event attracted
presenters from as far afield as Brisbane and Sydney.
Simulation is now recognised as a
powerful educational tool, especially for
health disciplines, and CQUniversity is a
leader in its use.
The University is a major user of manikins
to educate health students. It was also able
to showcase the masking of educators and
the use of educational puppets.
[The MASK-EDTM (KRS simulation)
package gives students an opportunity to
interact with different patient types before
they even reach the hospital ward, whereas
the Pup-EdTM (KRS simulation) enables
educators to engage, teach, play and
communicate with learners.]
Professor Kerry Reid-Searl from Nursing
and Anthony Weber from Paramedic Science
helped host the event in their capacity as
co-chairs of CQUniversity’s Simulation COP
(Community of Practice).
Participants including local clinicians and
academics were able to gain an overview of
best practice across the field, while seeing
the latest equipment available through
international supplier Laerdal.
Cyril Smith
Laerdal funded the Symposium so it was
free for conveners. Keynote speakers were
also paid for by Laerdal. The international
company provides patient simulators
and health coaching devices as well as
courseware and educational content.
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Some of the Symposium participants L-R Jesse Spurr and Luke Wainwright from Redcliffe Hospital,
Anthony Weber (CQUni), Prof Kerry Reid-Searl (CQUni) and Trish Luscombe representing Laerdal.
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