1. Proceedings
  2. I3M
  3. 2020
  4. IWISH
  5. 10.46354/i3m.2020.iwish.002

Application of 3D printing in the development of training simulations for nursing students

  • a Lori Lioce , 
  • b Gary Maddux , 
  • c Norven Goddard , 
  • d Ishella Fogle , 
  • e Makenzie Fogle  , 
  • f Sidney Gunter  , 
  • g Bernard Schroer 
  • a College of Nursing, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL, 35899, USA
  • b, c, d, e, f  Systems Management and Production Center, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA
  • g Center for Management and Economic Research, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA
Cite as
Lioce L., Maddux G., Goddard N., Fogle I., Fogle M., Gunter S., Schroer B. (2020). Application of 3D printing in the development of training simulations for nursing students. Proceedings of the 9th International Workshop on Innovative Simulation for Healthcare (IWISH 2020), pp. 7-12. DOI: https://doi.org/10.46354/i3m.2020.iwish.002

Abstract

This paper presents the application of 3D printing in the development of training simulations for nursing students. The simulations are a cricothyrotomy trainer, a vein finder, an onychectomy trainer, wrist splints and finger splints, a needle injection pad trainer and a suture pad trainer. Cricothyrotomy is a procedure in which an incision is made through the skin and cricothyroid membrane to establish a patient airway. The vein finder consists of a light that will penetrate skin, fatty tissue and oxygenated blood, but will not penetrate deoxygenated blood and will result in the veins showing up dark. Onychectomy is a surgical procedure in which part or all of a fingernail or toenail is removed. The wrist splints and finger splints were printed flat and then thermoformed to soften the material and custom fitted on the wrist. The needle injection pad trainer simulates tissue layers. The suture pad trainer is used to practice lancing and cleaning an abscess and stitching a wound. The nursing faculty were actively involved throughout the process. The simulations are being used to provide nursing students with hands-on experiences, allowing students to practice specific skills at a lower cost and to gain these skills in a safe learning environment.

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