Human Patient Simulation Paper

Today in the simulation, we assessed 63 year old Frankie Delpuerta. He came in from raking leaves when he suddenly was overcome with shortness of breath. He had complaints of pain in the chest, left arm and jaw with shortness of breath, and he looked pale and felt clammy. His vital signs seemed normal except his heart and respiratory rates were higher than normal and he was hypotensive with a blood pressure of 92/58. During the examination, he was very anxious the whole time of what was going on. He ended up on a non-rebreather mask at 15 L with an IV with normal saline solution. After ordering the EKG, it came back showing that he had an MI or a heart attack.
The simulation today was very interesting and I didn’t expect anything like it. It made me realize that you need to put everything into play when working with a patient. Since he couldn’t breathe on his own, he had to have a breathing bag, which needed to be on his face a certain way. Everything had to be a certain way which is reassuring for the patient, but kind of nerve racking on the nurses side. I really enjoyed working with the simulator because it put my skills to use. I …show more content…
The simulations have produced numerous positive outcomes such as “…higher test scores, … improve proficiency regardless of skill level, …increasing the confidence of the students…” (Brewer 2011). This method is considered very successful in teaching the ways of how to be a nurse that provides realistic scenarios that make the situation seem more life-like and unbiased, which was a problem when working or practicing situations with family or friends. It decreases the risk of seriously injuring a real life patient and yet still gives lifelike feedback. Although it is a mannequin, it makes things “less intimidating” for the students. (Brewer