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Skill station models for teaching incision and drainage of abscesses, felons, and paronychia to emergency nurse practitioners

1998; Elsevier BV; Volume: 24; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0099-1767(98)70015-7

1527-2966

Frank L. Cole, Elda Ramírez, Joyce Mickanin,

Veterinary Practice and Education Studies

One problem that continually plagues nurse educators who are responsible for teaching skills to be performed on humans is selecting an appropriate model that can be used for demonstration and practice experience. For teaching purposes, the more closely the model parallels the human body, the more realistic the experience is for the student. For some skills, such as female and male genital examination, the human body itself can be used. Other skills, such as recognizing and differentiating heart sounds, can be acquired with the use of sophisticated electronic equipment that mimics the heart and its sounds. More invasive procedures, such as chest tube insertion and venisection, can be demonstrated and practiced on animals or true-to-life replicas of the human body. Occasionally, however, faculty must be creative in developing models to teach specific skills when a human being cannot be used, an animal model is not appropriate, and no replica of a human is available.