The foundation of healthcare simulation is patient safety. In the not-so-distant past, students learned primarily from lectures and textbooks, with a smattering of skills practice before being ushered into the clinical setting and assigned a real, live patient to apply what they had learned. By introducing hands-on training in the safety of a simulation lab, Read More
Month: June 2017
Top 5 Employment Law Matters Managers Should Know
Managers share an important role with Human Resources professionals to ensure their team and company are remaining compliant with numerous employment laws. The following Federal Laws govern a majority of employment issues managers deal with throughout their career. It is important for individuals in a management role to become familiar with the basics of these Read More
3 Arguments to Make for Using Demo Dose
In 2005, Demo Dose® Simulated Medication was created to provide educators with a tool to teach medication administration and management. It fits in perfectly with the vision at Pocket Nurse®, which is to improve educational experiences and outcomes by providing simulation solutions. Prior to Demo Dose, educators would seek expired medications to use in the Read More
Learning for Nursing Assistants
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that demand for Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) will rise at an annual rate of 17 percent through 2024. As the population in the United States ages, demand for personal care nurses will increase radically. Nursing assistants are vitally important to the lives of people in their care. More Read More
Improving Health by Quitting Smoking
Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States. Fortunately, smoking and tobacco use have declined since the mid-1960s, but they are still putting people, including children, at risk for preventable conditions. Tobacco use harms every organ in the body, with more than 16 million Americans living with Read More
Simulations to Evaluate Prostate Health
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in the United States, and the second leading cause of cancer-related death in men in the United States. An estimated $11.9 billion is spent each year on prostate cancer treatment. While the rates of prostate cancer sharply increased in the late 1980s, the elevated rate was due Read More
Compounding Techniques for the Simulation Lab
Up until about the 1950s, compounding pharmacies were typical in communities across America. Medications were made locally by compounding techniques – most of which still exist. Today, most medications are mass produced by major pharmaceutical companies, which is quicker, less expensive, and gets medication to more people. However, occasionally a patient has a unique situation Read More
Hiring for Your Simulation Lab
Ongoing shortages in nursing require creativity in attracting and hiring personnel. It is critical to get the right hire onboard; the cost of replacing an employee is between one and a half to three times the base salary. A new hire is expensive in terms of time, both time to hire and time for the Read More
Addressing the Challenges of Military Medics
The main challenges facing military medics are expertise and time. Making it easier for them to learn through simulation is one reason Pocket Nurse has teamed up with BMK Ventures. BMK Ventures (BMKV) is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business (SDVOB), which means it is certified by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as Read More