Medical and nursing students experience ‘real world’ hospital simulation

Acting volunteers played the roles of patients at a Bundaberg CQU health care simulation, allowing nursing and medical students to work together for the first time.

Students from the University of Queensland and the Central Queensland University worked together in the simulation to treat a variety of presentations.

Medical students from across the region had a taste of lifelike learning thanks to a hospital simulations hosted by the Bundaberg CQUniversity on Monday.

Students from The University of Queensland Rural Clinical School Bundaberg Regional Clinical Unit worked alongside nursing students to assess and manage simulated patient care.

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The SILVER-Q program is often the first opportunity for medical and nursing students to work alongside each other, preparing them for a future of team work.

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The students worked through two hands-on ward calls, two emergency department scenarios and an outpatient scenario.

The students received immediate feedback from overseeing medical consultants from the Bundaberg Hospital.

The patients, played by actors, presented with a range of symptoms and injuries.

Once they had done their initial assessment they were encouraged to speak to the medical students for further assistance, including prescribing medication.

Students worked their way through presentations ranging from respiratory illness to mental health situations over four hours.

UQ clinical educator Julie Walker credited much of the day’s success to the volunteer patients.

She said while the first run through was somewhat difficult for the students, by the end of the session the team was working well together.

This allowed students a first hand experience at collaborative medicine without the added pressure of real world stress.