Patients ready with bright lights, sparkling surgical tools, and surgical tables. Everything looks in place, but the alarm goes off and all eyes immediately turn to you. What happens next is in your hands.
Fortunately, this is not an important scenario; UnisaNew perioperative escape rooms designed specifically for nursing staff Calvary Adelaide Hospital.
Set in a state-of-the-art operating room, this patient simulation will help experienced nurses solve complex scenarios and guide them to test in response to perioperative emergencies. Working together, participants must manage all the challenges placed before they can “run away” them skillfully and efficiently.
Nursing and Perioperative Nursing Teacher and UNISA Escape Room Creator; Dr. Michelle Frelingsays this experience is transforming nursing education.
“Perioperative nursing is a specialist that requires nurses to work quickly and efficiently, working with surgeons and anesthesiologists in high-pressure environments,” says Dr. Frilling.
“However, with surgical advances continually restructuring the field, perioperative nurses need to go ahead of the latest techniques and practices, where experiences like our escape room will help.
“Participants practice managing complex patient scenarios in the operating room, understand and respond to perioperative emergencies, work together with the team, and maintain situational awareness, all of which are important for success.
“As a practical and immersive activity, the escape room allows perioperative nurses to safely test their skills without risk by learning or improving their expertise in a controlled but realistic environment.”
The innovative experience is also part of the new Calvary Scholarship program created to help nurses undertake UNISA Graduate School Certificate in Nursing It focuses on perioperative nurses. Calvary supports 12 scholarships for nurses to undertake perioperative nursing courses, potentially providing additional scholarship opportunities in the future.
Tanyabrooks, general manager of Calvary Adelaide Hospital, says the hospital is dedicated to advances in perioperative nursing education and leadership.
“High quality and safe healthcare is our priority and we are committed to providing clinical quality and patient care excellence,” says Brooks.
“UNISA perioperative nurses demonstrate a contemporary, engaging and innovative learning approach that develops leadership capabilities, staff culture and excellent person-centered care while improving the team’s professional perioperative skills.
“By investing in team skill development and professional growth, we continue to advocate for the high standards of caring and professional healthcare that we know.
“The Calvary Scholarship program reflects this commitment and our partnership with UNISA will enable our team to reach our full potential.”
The first cohort of scholarship recipients began the study this week.
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