U.S. Army Medical Department journal
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Comparative Study
The effects of using a human patient simulator compared to a CD-ROM in teaching critical thinking and performance.
Military healthcare personnel, including nurse anesthetists, must have the knowledge and skills to care for the extensive, severe injuries incurred on the battlefield. No studies have compared the 2 teaching strategies of using the human patient simulator (HPS) and a CD-ROM in caring for combat injuries relative to critical thinking and performance using nurse anesthesia participants. ⋯ In this study, the HPS method of instruction was a more effective method of teaching than the CD-ROM approach.