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Creating a Disaster Simulation for Nursing Students

AJN Off the Charts

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in the United States “there were 28 weather and climate disasters in 2023 , surpassing the previous record of 22 in 2020.” The health science instructor had her students plan and research their own injuries, vital signs, and moulage.

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SWAT RNs: Supporting Bedside Leaders with Clinical Judgment

Minority Nurse

Susan Dresser, Cynthia Teel, and Jill Peltzer, in their 2023 article entitled, Frontline Nurses’ Clinical Judgment in Recognizing, Understanding, and Responding to Patient Deterioration: A Qualitative Study , noted that nurses who work at the bedside are essential in the recognition of patients’ decline and initiating contact with the SWAT RN.

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What can we learn from simulations? Amber Barnato

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And so I think that’s why it has its moment now even in 2023. They were not touching the patient, and they were more likely to be looking at the nurse or the vital signs tracing than the patient or the family member. There’s a vital signs tracing, the patient’s wearing a mask. I love this song.