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CONTACT
For more information about GUS, Jr., the Human Patient Simulator,
contact the following:
Carol Rauen, RN, MS, CCNS,
CCRN
Phone: 687-4674
Email: rauenc@georgetown.edu
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HUMAN PATIENT SIMULATOR
The Human Patient Simulator (HPS) is located in the O'Neill Family
Foundation Clinical Simulation Center at the School of Nursing
andHealth Studies in St. Mary's Hall.
Hardware
The HPS (dubbed "GUS, Jr.") is a life-sized mannequin
with a sophisticated computer interface that allows for physiological
parameters to be simulated and changed. For example, the simulator's
chest rises and falls with ventilation. The simulator also has breath,
pulse and heart sounds, and eyes that blink and react to light.
In addition, the HPS can recognize and react physiologically to
the administration of bar-coded medications. A speaker in the simulator's
mouth and a wireless remote microphone allow GUS, Jr. to have a
real-time conversation with students.
GUS, Jr. is equipped with both desktop and laptop interfaces in
order to allow instructors to pre-configure the scenario, alter
the parameters as the session progresses, and operate the simulator
even while teaching the session from within the simulation lab.
With the use of ceiling-mounted cameras, a session can be recorded
on VHS or DVD.
HPS Simulation Lab
The patient simulator and monitoring equipment (like those in an
operating room, emergency department, or intensive care unit) are
in the main lab. There are two concealed rotating cameras and one
fixed camera mounted in the ceiling of this room. The control room
adjoins the lab with a one-way mirrored window to allow the simulator
operator to see, but not to be seen. There is a ceiling-mounted
microphone in the lab allowing the operator to hear everything in
the lab from within the control room. A conference or debriefing
room adjoins the simulator lab with a one-way mirrored window for
observation of a session.
Simulation Teaching Strategies
Human patient simulation is an excellent teaching strategy for
all health care fields because it allows for interactive student
learning. The students are required to assess, interpret, diagnose,
develop, and implement a plan of care. They also witness the outcome
of their plan. Mistakes can be made without negative impact to a
patient. Simulation affords the opportunity for students to practice
critical thinking in a real-time environment. Nursing students,
health studies science courses, and groups from the Medical Center
and School of Medicine all utilize the lab.
Software
The HPS computer interface and software are MAC-based, and the
operator can alter any of the simulator's physiological parameters.
The operator can also select one of many pre-configured patient
profiles based on gender, age, and medical history. From the baseline
patient, many pathophysiological states can be attached or layered.
For example, the healthy male could be a trauma victim who has hemorrhaged
or had a severe allergic reaction. These states will alter the baseline
parameters, e.g. heart rate, blood pressure, and lung sounds.
Faculty and Curriculum
Support (FACS) Center
Instructional Design
& Multimedia Development
Web Development
Division of Digital
Imaging, Illustration, and Graphics
Blackboard: Course
Management Software
Profiles in Practice:
Multimedia & Blackboard
Human
Patient Simulator
Classroom
Technology Services (CTS)
Satellite Broadcast,
Video & Teleconference
Software and Hardware
Classrooms with
Built-in Educational Technology
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