He coughs. He speaks in a hoarse voice. He blows. He is suffering. The patient in the simulation room on which the nursing assistant and childcare assistant students train is… larger than life! You can take your pulse on your wrist. On the torso, the comings and goings of the breath are visible. Better: he blinks. Meral, nursing assistant student, explains: “It’s educational for any situation. Before, we did role-playing games. But here, we have a patient who answers us. »
Learning technical gestures and the relational aspect to the patient
But how is this possible? In a juxtaposed cabin, Damien Dauger and Hellen Moine, trainers at the Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle high school in Poitiers, simulate the patient’s reactions according to a well-established scenario. The main objective? “This is because, during the first internships, the students are less impressed by the care required and by all the decorum of a hospital room or nursing home. »
In a cabin next to the simulation chamber, trainers activate the patient’s reactions according to a well-established scenario.
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Damien Dauger adds: “The trainee comes into a room and has to meet the patient’s needs. These are both technical gestures, but just as much the relational aspect. » Student caregivers are there to reassure, help and take care of elderly patients who may be disoriented. “The first time is always impressive. We hope that this passage through the simulation room will allow them to be more comfortable when they find themselves in front of a patient for the first time. »
A realistic decor… down to the last detail!
And the decor is truly stunning. The medical bed and all the equipment. But also the whole room itself. The medical wheeled table on which we find… the pillbox.
A bathroom is attached to it. There is the shower, the sink and on the shelf above… dentures in a glass filled with water. Yes, naturalness is hidden in the smallest details so as not to feign reality.
Meral, a nursing assistant student at Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle high school, practices on a simulation mannequin.
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This simulation room – worth a total of 153,000 euros – has taken over the old reserve of household products since the start of the school year in September. Its aim is “to support training institutes in innovation and the digital shift in teaching methods”. During each lesson, between ten and twelve students take turns and evaluate themselves.
Damien Dauger, trainer at the Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle high school in Poitiers, pilots a simulation exercise on a mannequin which acts as a patient.
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In total, at the Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle vocational high school, 105 students are training in this innovative room to become caregivers or childcare assistants.
