(Jan. 31, 2020) –Cizik School of Nursing at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) held an open house to showcase its innovative technology that will help better educate future nurses as well as provide a new standard for compassionate elder care.

1月22日举行的开放日包括该学校最近扩展的模拟和临床性能实验室以及其新的智能公寓的参观。

迪恩说：“世界卫生组织已指定了2020年护士和助产士年，我们刚刚被评为连续18年的最诚实，最道德的职业。”广告临时Diane M. Santa Maria, DrPH, MSN, RN. “Just as nurses have always stood on the frontlines of health care, we believe our profession should take the lead in solving these challenges: hence, our Sim Lab and Smart Apartment.”

The technologies enhance the school’s curriculum and its ability to train nurses.

“These innovations further establish UTHealth at the forefront of technological advancements in health care, offering our students and faculty unprecedented opportunities for research and training – all of which will ultimately benefit the patients who are the focus of our mission,” said Michael Blackburn, PhD, executive vice president and chief academic officer at UTHealth.

SIMS实验室

The sim lab will allow students to practice a wide range of clinical scenarios from childbirth to emergency medicine, using lifelike patient manikins to develop the skills they will use in hospitals and clinics.

The lab includes 27,000 square feet of space, capable of supporting learning experiences for 1,000 undergraduate students and 1,100 graduate students annually through its six high-fidelity simulation rooms, four debriefing rooms, 14 patient exam rooms, and audio-video control room.

这些房间是可以修改的，可以在家庭医疗保健，分娩和急诊医学中以患者为中心的培训。学生还将有机会熟悉低出现，高敏锐的情况。

Once fully staffed, the lab will be able to operate 12 hours a day, six days a week.

圣玛丽亚说：“使用先进的技术和模仿可以模仿各种症状的人物，SIM实验室可以提供现实的场景，可以代替多达40％的护理学生临床要求。”“通过教师的监督，我们可以立即提供反馈和指导，我们可以以全面的技能培训护士 - 从诸如服用药物和服用生命体征的基础知识到复杂的手术等基础知识，例如胸管安置和紧急救生技术。”

Smart Apartment

The goal of the Smart Apartment is to utilize technology to help seniors and people with disabilities live independently.

The one-bedroom apartment includes voice-activated switches for lights and television sets, sensors that can detect if someone has been in bed or on a sofa too long, and two-way video services that seniors can use to talk to their caregivers.

“For older adults, our Smart Apartment serves as a living laboratory to test age-friendly technologies that support aging in place. As a growing number of older adults want to stay in their homes as long as possible, many will face physical disabilities, mental decline, and chronic health conditions that make independent living a challenge,” said Constance Johnson, PhD, RN, associate dean of research at Cizik School of Nursing. “This apartment will test technology that combines advanced devices with artificial intelligence to alert family members and medical professionals about changes in the occupant’s condition.”

Living independently can become increasingly challenging for seniors because of the gradual decline many experience. Many seniors also have chronic conditions such as back pain, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.

Other issues affecting seniors include malnourishment, dehydration, difficulty regulating body temperature, urinary tract infections, mobility issues, and social isolation.

“This apartment will test technology that combines advanced devices with artificial intelligence to alert family members and medical professionals about changes in the occupant’s condition,” Johnson said. “For example, we can develop technology to alert family members if the resident sits in the same place too long or if the oven was left on.”

More than 90 attendees took tours of the facilities at the open house.

圣玛丽亚对帮助使项目成为可能的利益相关者表示感谢。其中包括Uthealth开发委员会，合作伙伴，咨询委员会以及Cizik护理学院的教职员工，特别是Cathy Rozmus，RN，FAAN博士，学术事务副院长，他为实现这些项目贡献了无数小时。

她还感谢学校教育技术总监Linda Crays；仿真实验室主任埃里克·克里斯滕森（Eric Christensen）；Nena Fairbanks和Courtney Stevens，学校的行政经理；设施，规划和工程部项目管理总监朱莉·卢卡斯（Julie Lucas）；高级设施建筑经理Laura Berbel；以及医学院信息技术助理主任Dustan Brennan的创新，项目和研究。beplay苹果手机能用吗

This report includes information provided by Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth and Rob Cahill.