1013 Stills: Virtual Clinic!

Today Simone populated a virtual clinic/hospital with the entire class, assigning each student a unique role.
After giving the students 30 minutes to prepare to play their part, the clinic "opened." Four outpatients (one in a wheel chair) arrived for blood tests and had to check in through the Front Desk Receptionist, to be drawn later by the phlebotomists on duty. Meanwhile, there were inpatients awaiting an organ transplant, delivery of a baby (prematurely!) and another pregnant woman undergoing a glucose tolerance test and ABO. What tests? What color tubes? What order of draw? What tension!!!! We had a couple of RNs on duty to help out with patient identification, IV line checks and the like. Over in the lab, our technician issued accession numbers and processed specimens while the hematologist spun down hematocrits and made blood smears on slides as needed. Finally, we had a JCAHO Inspector, making certain that everything was performed to the proper standards. A Lab Supervisor delegated responsibilities while an MD and resident physician ordered tests based on their diagnoses, writing requisitions for the Ward Clerk! It was very busy and this was all before 10:00 AM! After break, the students switched roles and continued to run the clinic under "New Management!" Later, before we left for lunch, Simone made a moment to reflect with the students on what we had learned in our virtual clinic.
We will be repeating this exercise again soon and I hope to capture some videos to post at that time. Today I took stills. Here they are!