title: Simulation to the rescue! Caring for a pediatric patient in the rural setting.
abstract: Rural nurses are expected to be competent and confident caregivers for patients of all ages and disease states. Rural nurse educators are challenged with creating appropriate learning environments to assess and maintain nursing competencies in resource-limited areas. This project describes and evaluates the utilization of a simulation manikin from a local community college to provide a hands-on learning environment for rural nurses working with pediatric patients in respiratory distress.
authors.affiliation: Vail Valley Medical Center, Colorado, USA. wodrich@vvmc.com
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wodrich
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gilmartin
authors.forename: Regina M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Fink
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003120:Colorado; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008348:Manikins; D008875:Middle Aged; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000193:education*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000451:nursing; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D012424:Rural Population; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires