A Manual of Simulation in Healthcare

A Manual of Simulation in Healthcare Review

Medical simulation is a relatively new science that is achieving respectability among healthcare educators worldwide. Simulation and skills centres have become established to integrate simulation into mainstream education in all medical, nursing, and paramedical fields. Borrowing from the experience and methodologies of industries that are using simulation, medical educators are grappling with the problem of rapidly acquiring the skills and techniques required to implement simulation programmes into established curricula. This book assists both novice and experienced workers in the field to learn from established practitioners in medical simulation. Simulation has been used to enhance the educational experience in a diverse range of fields; therefore a wide variety of disciplines are represented.

The book begins with a section on the logistics of establishing a simulation and skills centre and the inherent problems with funding, equipment, staffing and course development, and promotion. Section two deals with simulators and related training devices that are required to equip a stand-alone or institution-based centre. The features, strengths, and weaknesses of training devices are presented to help the reader find the appropriate simulator to fulfil their training requirements. There is a guide to producing scenarios and medical props that can enhance the training experience. The third section covers adult education and it reviews the steps required to develop courses that comply with 'best practice' in medical education. Teaching skills, facilitating problem-based learning groups and debriefing techniques are especially important to multidisciplinary skills centres that find themselves becoming a centre for medical education. The manual concludes with guides for the major specialties that use simulation, including military, paediatrics, CPR and medical response teams, obstetrics, and anesthesia.

The Complete Guide to Simulations and Serious Games: How the Most Valuable Content Will be Created in the Age Beyond Gutenberg to Google (Pfeiffer ... Resources for Training and HR Professionals)

The Complete Guide to Simulations and Serious Games: How the Most Valuable Content Will be Created in the Age Beyond Gutenberg to Google (Pfeiffer ... Resources for Training and HR Professionals) Review

"Ready to blow your mind? Spend 15 seconds reading Clark Aldrich's The Complete Guide to Simulations and Serious Games. Witty, fast-paced, and non-linear -- it's Spock meets Alton Brown."
-- Lynne Kenney, Psy.D., The Family Coach

This exciting work offers designers a new way to see the world, model it, and present it through simulations. A groundbreaking resource, it includes a wealth of new tools and terms and a corresponding style guide to help understand them. The author -- a globally recognized industry guru -- covers topics such as virtual experiences, games, simulations, educational simulations, social impact games, practiceware, game-based learning/digital game based learning, immersive learning, and serious games. This book is the first of its kind to present definitions of more than 600 simulation and game terms, concepts, and constructs.

Simulation Scenarios for Nurse Educators: Making it Real

Simulation Scenarios for Nurse Educators: Making it Real Review

Designated a Doody's Core Title!

"Once you begin to read the book, you will not be able to put it down. [An] excellent guide for nursing faculty just getting started with simulations or faculty who are already using this pedagogy."

Pamela R. Jeffries, DNS, RN, FAAN, ANEF
Associate Dean, Indiana University School of Nursing

Computerized patient simulation is an exciting and innovative pedagogical method that allows nurse educators to prepare student nurses for the challenges of clinical practice. This book serves as a step-by-step guide to designing and developing simulated scenarios, and integrating them into nursing curriculums. The authors provide concrete information about the use of simulation in a variety of programs, courses, and schools with flexible simulator uses, including live actors and static mannequins.

This book also provides options for building a learning resource center, and offers guidance on faculty development. Additionally, the contributors present 17 exemplars of actual scenarios in multiple clinical areas, as well as testimonies of practicing faculty.

Key Features:

• Numerous checklists, including health communication checklists, evaluation criteria checklists to assess student performance, and debriefing guidelines
• Forms to enhance the realness of the scenario, such as patient data forms, patient medication forms, and assessment tools
• Suggested readings, lists of skills necessary for scenario enactment, and websites for further research This book will encourage the development of critical thinking, reasoning, and judgment, and help to create a new generation of caring, competent, and confident practitioners.

  
  

Scenario-Based Training with X-Plane and Microsoft Flight Simulator: Using PC-Based Flight Simulations Based on FAA-Industry Training Standards

Scenario-Based Training with X-Plane and Microsoft Flight Simulator: Using PC-Based Flight Simulations Based on FAA-Industry Training Standards Review

Fly toward pilot certification with these real-world scenario exercises

Although PC-based flight simulations have been available for 30 years, many pilots, instructors, and flight schools don't understand how best to use these tools in real-world flight training and pilot proficiency programs. This invaluable reference bridges the gap between simulation tools and real-world situations by presenting hands-on, scenario-based exercises and training tips for the private pilot certificate and instrument rating. As the first of its kind based on FAA-Industry Training Standards (FITS), this book steers its focus on a scenario-based curriculum that emphasizes real-world situations.

Experienced pilot and author Bruce Williams ultimately aims to engage the pilot, reinforce the "realistic" selling point of PC-based flight simulations, while also complementing the FAA-approved FITS syllabi.

• Serves as essential reading for pilots who want to make effective use of simulation in their training while expanding their skill level and enjoyment of flying
• Covers private pilot real-world scenarios and instrument rating scenarios
• Includes a guide to recommended websites and other resources
• Features helpful charts as well as a glossary

You'll take off towards pilot certification with this invaluable book by your side.

Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Modeling and Simulation

Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Modeling and Simulation Review

This is a second edition to the original published by Springer in 2006. The comprehensive volume takes a textbook approach systematically developing the field by starting from linear models and then moving up to generalized linear and non-linear mixed effects models. Since the first edition was published the field has grown considerably in terms of maturity and technicality. The second edition of the book therefore considerably expands with the addition of three new chapters relating to Bayesian models, Generalized linear and nonlinear mixed effects models, and Principles of simulation. In addition, many of the other chapters have been expanded and updated.

Steady State Simulation of an Oil Refinery Using Commercial Software

Steady State Simulation of an Oil Refinery Using Commercial Software Review

In my book, Refinery Process Modeling, I present generalized techniques that may be used to model any petroleum refinery. This publication presents the development of simulation models for a typical oil refinery based on these techniques. The six major refining processes in a typical oil refinery are used to develop simulation flowsheet models. Operating data corresponding to unit test runs are presented for each process and a stepwise approach to development of the simulation models is given. The six processes for which models are developed are: 1) Crude, Vacuum, and Crude Preheat Train. 2) FCC Unit and Gas Plant. 3) Naphtha Desulfurizer/Reforming Unit. 4) Delayed Coking Unit. 5) Distillate Hydrotreating Unit. 6) HF Alkylation Unit. Appropriate drawings and diagrams are used to describe the development of the simulation flowsheet models. The models are not simulator specific and may be developed with any commercial simulator capable of modeling petroleum processes.

Wiley CPA Exam: How to Master Simulations (Wiley CPA Exam: How to Master Simulations (W/CD))

Wiley CPA Exam: How to Master Simulations (Wiley CPA Exam: How to Master Simulations (W/CD)) Review

Now fully revised, the only guide you need to ace the simulation question requirements of the CPA Exam

Fully revised and updated, this tightly focused guide is like no other, focusing strictly on the simulation questions in the CPA Exam.

Providing nine case studies-three for each section tested on the CPA exam-Wiley CPA Exam: How to Master Simulations, Second Edition takes you step by step to show you how to complete each simulation tested on the exam.

O. Ray Whittington, well-known author and professor, uses his extensive experience to prepare candidates to master the simulations on the CPA Exam. Tightly focused, this study aid provides you with the tips and examples you need to study effectively, and includes

• All the new functionality of the simulation questions, including the new research requirements
• A complementary CD-ROM containing nine free full simulations to give you hands-on practice similar to the actual exam
• Essential guidance on how to do an efficient and effective search and how to understand the questions requirements
• Vital strategies on how to approach the research requirements of CPA exam simulations
• A detailed description of how to improve your written communications on the communication requirements of all sections of the exam
• Thorough guidance on how to complete Financial Accounting and Reporting, Regulation, and Auditing and Attestation simulations

Filled with tips and examples of how you can effectively navigate through the simulation questions and maximize your score, Wiley CPA Exam: How to Master Simulations, Second Edition equips you with a systematic approach to understanding the CPA Exam's simulation questions.

Introduction to Scientific Programming and Simulation Using R

Introduction to Scientific Programming and Simulation Using R Review

Known for its versatility, the free programming language R is widely used for statistical computing and graphics, but is also a fully functional programming language well suited to scientific programming.

An Introduction to Scientific Programming and Simulation Using R teaches the skills needed to perform scientific programming while also introducing stochastic modelling. Stochastic modelling in particular, and mathematical modelling in general, are intimately linked to scientific programming because the numerical techniques of scientific programming enable the practical application of mathematical models to real-world problems.

Following a natural progression that assumes no prior knowledge of programming or probability, the book is organised into four main sections:

• Programming In R starts with how to obtain and install R (for Windows, MacOS, and Unix platforms), then tackles basic calculations and program flow, before progressing to function based programming, data structures, graphics, and object-oriented code
• A Primer on Numerical Mathematics introduces concepts of numerical accuracy and program efficiency in the context of root-finding, integration, and optimization
• A Self-contained Introduction to Probability Theory takes readers as far as the Weak Law of Large Numbers and the Central Limit Theorem, equipping them for point and interval estimation
• Simulation teaches how to generate univariate random variables, do Monte-Carlo integration, and variance reduction techniques

In the last section, stochastic modelling is introduced using extensive case studies on epidemics, inventory management, and plant dispersal. A tried and tested pedagogic approach is employed throughout, with numerous examples, exercises, and a suite of practice projects. Unlike most guides to R, this volume is not about the application of statistical techniques, but rather shows how to turn algorithms into code. It is for those who want to make tools, not just use them.