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dc.contributor.convenorJennene Greenill
dc.contributor.authorRogers, Gary
dc.contributor.authorJones de Rooy, Nicole
dc.contributor.authorLombard, Marise
dc.contributor.authorDella-Bosca, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorSaul, C.
dc.contributor.editorJennene Greenill
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:28:35Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:28:35Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.date.modified2013-05-22T22:56:17Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/43822
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND Training in practical procedures has traditionally taken place in public hospitals where patients from disadvantaged backgrounds may be less empowered and feel compelled to accept procedure performance by beginners. Part task trainers provide some opportunity for learners to master the psychomotor components of skills but their 'disembodied' nature may lead to neglect of the critical human dimensions of procedures, especially those that are uncomfortable or intimate. PURPOSE To trial newly-developed urinary catheterisation trainers aiming to offer both improved fidelity through the use of a novel elastomeric polymer that approximates the characteristics of human skin and wearability by a simulated patient to allow attention to the human dimensions of the procedure. METHODS Year 2 medical students were invited to participate in the study. Participants were randomised by coin-toss to practice with either a prototype new trainer first, then a traditional part-task trainer, or vice versa. They completed questionnaires before and after each practice session. RESULTS 105 students participated. Participants rated the new trainer as much more accurately simulating performing the procedure on a real patient (mean score 7.3cm vs 3.3cm on a 10cm visual analogue scale, p<0.0001) and randomisation arm did not impact on participants' ratings. Among 91 participants who offered an opinion on which better simulated the human dimensions of the procedure, 100% nominated the new trainer. DISCUSSION Other data to be presented and participants' textual comments indicate that both better simulation of human tissues and wearability by a simulated patient contributed to participants' preference for the new trainer. The improved simulator offers the potential for healthcare students who perform the procedure for the first time on hospital patients to be better prepared and more conscious of the human aspects. CONCLUSIONS The new trainer offers better simulation of urinary catheterisation especially in relation to the human dimensions of the procedure.
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAustralian and New Zealand Association for Health Professional Education
dc.publisher.placeAlice Springs
dc.publisher.urihttps://anzahpe.org/home
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofconferencenameAustralian and New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) Conference
dc.relation.ispartofconferencetitleAustralian and New Zealand Association for Health Professional Education conference
dc.relation.ispartofdatefrom2011-06-28
dc.relation.ispartofdateto2011-06-30
dc.relation.ispartoflocationAlice Springs
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMedicine, Nursing and Health Curriculum and Pedagogy
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode130209
dc.titleImproving the Human Elements of Urinary Catheterisation Training – a Randomised Study of a New Wearable Catheterisation Trainer
dc.typeConference output
dc.type.descriptionE3 - Conferences (Extract Paper)
dc.type.codeE - Conference Publications
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Medicine
gro.date.issued2011
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorLombard, Marise
gro.griffith.authorDella-Bosca, Daniel J.
gro.griffith.authorJones de Rooy, Nicole
gro.griffith.authorRogers, Gary


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