The University of Miami’s newest hospital has a six-bed emergency room (急诊室), operating room, a birthing room and outpatient clinics.
The only thing missing is patients. Instead, nursing students get a realistic clinical experience using computerized patients and staff actors.
“Practicing on real people can be a frightening environment, and as our patients may be unwilling to accept treatment when a student walks in,” said Susana Barroso-Fernandez, who oversees UM’s simulation (模拟) program. “We created this environment to allow students to practice and make mistakes and never put a patient or student at risk.”
UM’s Simulation Hospital is part of a growing trend of colleges building simulation centers to provide real-life experiences to students. Community colleges and schools also use simulators for emergency medical technician (技师) and medical assistant programs.
A 2020 study by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing found that colleges could use simulation to replace up to half of all clinical experience without any bad results. The students scored as well on nursing license exams as those getting most of their experience in hospitals and health care centers. Officials say they think simulation has helped their students achieve nearly perfect passing rates on the exams.
There are major advantages of simulation. In addition to giving students a safe environment to practice in, it also gives students experience with conditions that are rare, but still important for them to know how to deal with.
The Simulation Hospital will also be used as a training place for people outside of UM, officials said. “You can bring companies in that want to test new products before they go to market,” Barroso-Fernandez said. “You can work with community partners like police and fire departments. You can take this hospital and turn it into a casualty (伤亡) event and have the community practice disaster preparedness and response. It’s not just about nursing education.”
【小题1】What is special about the new hospital?| A．There are no real patients. |
| B．It is comfortable and patient-friendly. |
| C．There are plenty of clinics. |
| D．It has modern services and expert doctors. |
| A．Simulation was used in most colleges. |
| B．Simulation could help students get job chances. |
| C．Simulation could avoid some unfavorable results. |
| D．Simulation increased the risks of patients and students. |
| A．Only unusual conditions can be provided for students. |
| B．Students have chances to act as patients. |
| C．Students can be trained in a safe environment. |
| D．It mainly involves outdoor training. |
| A．This hospital can be widely used. |
| B．She was not satisfied with the nursing education. |
| C．This hospital is good at dealing with casualty events. |
| D．She advised companies to put more money into this hospital. |
