Nursing manikins donated by TAFE Gippsland to Maryvale Private Hospital are providing a great training tool to hospital staff and students across various medical disciplines.
L-R: Maryvale Private Hospital Chief Executive Officer Lee Garwood, Maryvale Private Hospital Quality & Risk Manager Linda Hillman, Jo Algie from Ambulance Victoria, Kate Jeremiah and Asha McDonald from Baptcare put one of the donated manikins to good use at a recent industry event.
TAFE Gippsland director educational delivery Linda Austin said the organisation was pleased the manikins would be put to good use providing further training to those in the nursing profession in Gippsland.
“This sharing of resources builds on our strong relationship with Maryvale Private Hospital,” she said.
“The hospital has hosted our nursing students and we consider them a valuable partner in the sector.”
Maryvale Private Hospital’s Chief Executive Officer Lee Garwood said “the hospital values the continuing relationship with TAFE Gippsland. It is an exciting year for Maryvale as it commenced a graduate program for Enrolled Nurses creating further employment opportunities within the region.”
Linda Hillman, Maryvale Private Hospital’s Quality & Risk Manager said the manikins would provide realistic training opportunities.
“The manikins will support education and development of staff and future students,” she said.
“They will be used to further consolidate our Registered Nurse and Enrolled Nurse graduates’ basic and advanced nursing skills,” she said.
The manikins were recently used as an event where potential medical students toured various facilities and were given a hands-on experience of working in healthcare.
“The manikins are great to use for healthcare simulations,” Ms Hillman said.
“They simulate realistic human body sounds and sensations.
“Our potential healthcare students were surprised to find the manikins were so realistic with their vomiting sounds and they could also feel a radial pulse.”