Simulation is an excellent tool that may be utilized to allow nurses to experience a situation in a safe learning environment, while concurrently performing a critical skill without fear of injuring a patient. The organization is currently utilizing HeartCode simulation for Advanced Cardiac Life Support training. This system simulates real life cardiac arrest utilizing an interactive television monitor in addition to a mannequin. The HeartCode program allows a student to practice codes employing the mannequin without fear of harming a real patient. The organization has found that staff who have utilized the HeartCode program are much more comfortable when they encounter a real code.
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