| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2646054 | Clinical Simulation in Nursing | 2015 | 6 Pages |
•The Tracheostomy Care Overlay System (TOS) promotes a smooth transition from tracheostomy care and suctioning simulation learning to clinical practice.•The TOS has the potential to substantially improve simulated education in both academia and clinical practice settings designed for patients with a tracheostomy.•Practicing on the TOS allows nursing students to recognize mistakes before they have built muscle memory, which could contribute to improved patient outcomes.
A team of students and faculty from engineering and nursing developed a wearable Tracheostomy Overlay System (TOS) for use with standardized patients. This device was designed to improve education of health professions students while learning assessment and care of a patient with a tracheostomy in clinical practice. The initial study of the TOS included nursing student participants (N = 57) who were tested on tracheostomy care and suctioning using either the traditional teaching method (a manikin) or the new TOS on a standardized patient to determine effectiveness of the TOS as a teaching method. Self-efficacy surveys were collected and identified clinical behavior was observed and quantified by two trained, independent observers. Survey results indicated significantly more positive clinical interaction (19.7 ± 8.34 TOS vs. 4.0 ± 4.80 manikin, p < .05) and self-correction (3.04 ± 1.95 TOS vs. 0.43 ± 0.73 manikin, p < .05) when the participants used the TOS. The TOS has the potential to improve simulated nursing education in both academia and clinical practice settings for patients with a tracheotomy.
