In
any level of patient care, hands on experience is always considered
the best teacher. The School of Nurse Anesthesia believes in this
as well. New at the School of Nurse Anesthesia is the Human Patient
Simulator(HPS), a computer-model-driven, full-sized mannequin that gives
students a true life experience in true-to-life scenarios, that can
be changed to the specific goal of the instructor. The HPS blinks,
speaks and breathes, has a heartbeat and a pulse, and will accurately
respond to procedures performed on humans, such as CPR, intravenous
medication, intubation, ventilation, catheterization, and eyes that
are light sensitive. Add to this an array of programmed systems,
and you have an easily controlled teaching where students can practice
as much as needed, until patient care is second nature.
With
only a few hundred of these being used in medical schools and nursing
programs around the country, this truly sets the School of Nurse Anesthesia
at TCU apart from other schools. With trained, clinically experienced
faculty, a student who graduates from the School of Nurse Anesthesia,
will be prepared for their chosen career path.
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