Cats have nine lives, you get two.

Preparing students for real life, with case studies in a virtual world

SUNY Ulster Lisa Schulte, MS RN, CGRN, Tara Zacharzuk, RN MA, Hope Windle,

Sherry Chisamore, Bea Hamilton

Peer Feedback

• SUNY Conference for Instructional Technology response was overwhelmingly positive

• The possibility of creating and sharing a 2nd Life Hospital environment and equipment for all of SUNY to share

• SUNY Delhi presentation • SOL Summit presentation • Advance for Nurses

magazine Article • SUNY Innovative Instruction

Technology Grant $20,000

Audience Survey Show of hands

• Who is familiar with 2nd Life? • Who has an avatar in 2nd Life? • Who is teaching in 2nd Life or other virtual

worlds? • Who is doing Health Education in 2nd Life? • Who is building in 2nd Life?

NOAA

Center for Disease Control

Some of the institutions that are working in Second Life.

Tacoma County Community College

Duke University

Glasgow University

University of California, Davis

• University of Akron, ohio

University of Akron, ohio

Meeting in Second Life for your class is an option IBM, Cisco, BMW, Coca cola all hold meetings for their staff in Second Life.

Why virtual learning ?

Need for - Alternative to traditional lecture style classroom - Increased “Hands-on” learning experience - Opportunities for Critical Thinking

Limited available clinical sites

The increasing complexity and widespread use of technology in healthcare has greatly increased the importance of teaching technology skills in the classroom.

Who is going through an accreditation process?

NYSNA Faculty Camp 2012

What kinds of technology are you using in and outside the classroom, and in your clinical setting? LMS? Youtubes? Databases?

Our Wish list

of equipment

• Supply cart w/ drawers that open and close • Within the cart, one would find the following items.

o IV solution o Angio catheter o Blood pressure monitor o Blood draw supplies o Suction

• Movable hospital beds • Hand sanitizer on the wall • Monitor should be by each bed • Glove dispenser on the wall • Crash cart in one room • COW Computer on wheels • Privacy curtains • Oxygen suction over bed

•Two trashcans: one for bio waste •(red bag). One regular. •Medication cart •IV line •IV fluid •Med Room •Clean utility •Shelves for supplies •IV fluids •Gloves •IV tubing •Dressings •IV stat kits •IV angiocatheter •Med dispenser

Scrubs

Stethoscopes Gloves

OBJECTIVES:

Second Life provides nursing students an opportunity to:

-practice in a safe environment to enhance learning

-allow students to practice skills

-apply critical thinking in a clinical setting outside of the hospital

-network with peers and professionals

-be exposed to a disaster response clinical scenario

-have real time interaction with their professor and themselves

- Introduce and reinforce quality improvement measures

OUTCOMES:

- Students will gain confidence in critical thinking

- Students will demonstrate an increased level of critical thinking

- Students will be better prepared to handle a wide variety of real-life patient

scenarios

- Students will be able to identify various quality improvement measures

-first time NCLEX pass scores will increase

Case Study: Disaster Relief

LESSON PLAN

15 minutes :: Set up, Pairing, Instructor Intro

60 minutes :: Do case study

30 minutes :: Review with group & instructor

Cardiac and Maternity

Student Feedback

• Initial trainings confusing • Clearly stated outcomes • After case study,

positive feedback • Study Groups developed!

Who has a high fidelity SIM lab?

SIM + Second Life = winning combo

• Aces case studies offered by NLN

How do I get on board?

• Contact Hope Windle 845-687-5295 windleh@sunyulster.edu

• Let’s set up an introductory session for your faculty/staff • Fly with us through our facilities • Share our case studies • Develop your own case studies • Train your faculty and students • Join us to develop the next IITG grant !

Now is the time to join us in the virtual medical facility on the Oneonta Island, next to the SLN island Make YOUR case studies come to life Join us ! Contact us! Hope Windle windleh@sunyulster.edu 845-687-5295 Lisa Schulte schultel@sunyulster.edu We will be at CIT this year !