the future of informatics in nursing practice

Is Simulation the Future Is Simulation the Future of Nursing Education?of Nursing Education?

Nigel Wynne National Teaching Fellow

Senior Academic Learning & TeachingSenior Academic Learning & Teaching Birmingham City University

Disclosure Project Lead for the Virtual Case Creator O li Si l ti k t d Online Simulation workstream – made available to HEI and Health Care Organisations Under LicenseOrganisations Under License

No Personal Financial GainNo Personal Financial Gain

Birmingham Cityg y

• Acquired University status in 1992 status in 1992

• Approx. 25000 stds • 8 Faculties8 Faculties • New £150m City

Centre Campus

F lt f H lthFaculty of Health • Approx 7000 students• Approx. 7000 students • Nursing (4 branches),

SLT, Radiography, Social Work, ODP’s, Midwifery

• Centre for Defence • Centre for Defence Medicine

BCU Simulation

• 2004 Online simulation

BCU Simulation Milestones

platform (VCC) • January 2005 CETL Status • May 2005 International ay 005 e a o a

Council of Nurses conf. Taiwan

• March 2006 Pitt visit • Sept 2006 NMC Pilot • June 2006 QAA rating • April 2007 Installation of • April 2007 Installation of

VERT

BCU Simulation BCU Simulation Milestones

• January 2007 Laerdel HQ • Nov 2007 Laerdel Int.

ConferenceConference • Jan 08 2nd Pitt Visit • March 08 Scoping Exercise

• BU and WU Med • BU and WU Med Schools

• July 08 3rd Pitt Visit: formalise collaborative formalise collaborative projects

The Pendulum That Swung Too Far?Too Far?

• 20th century -Practice Based Learning E l 1990’ P2K • Early 1990’s – P2K and HE

• Peach Report 1999 –Peach Report 1999 Damming Critique