Improving renal patient care without compromising safety: interactive simulated e-learning
Schoch, Monica, Sinclair, Peter, Brown, Lynn, Shanahan, Brenton, Robinson, Tarquiin, Rose, Annette, Donkin, Blair and Perkins, Anthony 2012, Improving renal patient care without compromising safety: interactive simulated e-learning, in Technology and Simulation in Healthcare : Proceedings of the Leadership and Practice Development in Health: Quality and Safety through Workplace Learning 2012 Conference, University of Tasmania : AHPRA, Hobart, Tasmania, pp. 1-1.
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Improving renal patient care without compromising safety: interactive simulated e-learning
Technology and Simulation in Healthcare : Proceedings of the Leadership and Practice Development in Health: Quality and Safety through Workplace Learning 2012 Conference
Leadership and Practice Development in Health: Quality and Safety through Workplace Learning
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University of Tasmania : AHPRA
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Summary
The nephrology educators network [NEN] recognised in 2007 that inequities existed in the access and delivery of evidence based renal education programs particularly to nurses in regional and remote areas. To address this, a web-based approach to learning, through the development of peer reviewed, interactive nephrology e-learning programs was adopted. These programs aligned with the tenets of e-learning instructional design and afforded more effective and consistent clinical support and induction for nurses in the renal specialty. The e-learning programs promote a standardised evidence-based approach to nephrology education and were developed by content experts from across Australia and New Zealand. The design methodology avoided the duplication of resources while also encouraging knowledge transfer between participating health organisations.
This paper will discuss the development and successful implementation of these e-learning programs across renal healthcare units in Australasia. Implemented packages include: Introduction to Buttonhole Cannulation – featuring an interactive ultrasound and cannulation application; Introduction to Haemodialysis; Introduction to Peritoneal Dialysis [PD], featuring simulated PD machines, allowing for the teaching of troubleshooting without compromising patient safety. E-learning programs are further supported through interactive case scenarios that present unfolding real world simulations and enable learners to meet different patients and manage their care while learning about key messages relating to renal health. Modules currently in development include; Acute Kidney Injury; Fluid Assessment, Water Quality and Vascular Access. The implementation of these programs assist the facilitation of positive change in teaching and learning practices in nephrology nursing aimed at improving patient outcomes.
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