ECPI University adds new features to prepare student nurses for COVID-19 frontlines – WSLS
May 6-12 is National Nurses Week, Friday is National Student Nurse Day.
ROANOKE, Va. – As the pandemic continues ECPI University in Roanoke is doing all it can to prepare students for the coronavirus pandemic frontlines.
Hand washing and PPE protocols were already taught in classes, but it’s something faculty is stressing even more.
Classes are now virtual and instructors are honing in on respiratory assessments, knowing the signs and symptoms of respiratory distress and how to treat it.
This academic term, the university implemented a pandemic simulation where instructors are the patients students need to treat.
“They can go back and see the details that were missed, take corrective measures, go back and rerun that scenario and end up with a good result. And they may not be exposed to that particular situation out there in the real world so they’re learning in a safe environment,” said Debbie Kemmerer, director of practical nursing education at the Roanoke university.