1. Proceedings
  2. I3M
  3. 2022
  4. IWISH
  5. 10.46354/i3m.2022.iwish.005

Development of Simulator for Training Nursing Students: A 3D Printed Model of Arteries and Veins Rising from Heart 

  • a Lori Lioce , 
  • b Cooper Gunter, 
  • c Gary Maddux, 
  • d Dietmar Moeller, 
  • e Bernard Schroer
  • a College of Nursing, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville AL 35899, USA
  • b,c,e Systems Management and Production Center, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville AL 35899, USA
  • d Institute of Applied Stochastics and Operations, Clausthal University of Technology, Clausthal Germany
Cite as
Lioce L., Gunter C., Maddux G., Moeller D., and Schroer B. (2022).,Development of Simulator for Training Nursing Students: A 3D Printed Model of Arteries and Veins Rising from Heart. Proceedings of the 11th International Workshop on Innovative Simulation for Healthcare (IWISH 2022). , 005 . DOI: https://doi.org/10.46354/i3m.2022.iwish.005

Abstract

This paper presents the development of a simulator showing the arteries and veins rising from a human heart for use in training nursing students. The simulator included 3D printed models of the heart, rib cage, left lung, clavicles and scapulas. Silicone rubber o-ring cord was used to simulate sixteen arteries and twelve veins. 3D printed models of the brachiocephalic and the left subclavian trunks were attached to the aortic arch for inserting the arteries. Simulation based learning experiences (SBLEs) are an array of structured activities that represent actual or potential situations in education and practice. These activities allow students to develop and enhance their knowledge and skills, or to analyze and respond to realistic situations in a simulated environment.  The College of Nursing has developed over one hundred SBLEs. This simulator is being integrated into the appropriate SBLEs and provides an opportunity for nursing students to study human anatomy and the location and size of arteries and veins from and to the heart. The simulator provides nursing students hands on training to touch and feel organs and to trace arteries and veins. The goal is for the simulator to become part of a blended or multimodal approach in human anatomy and physiology training for nursing students.

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