U.S. Army Medical Department journal
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Effects of using human patient simulator versus a CD-ROM on learning the management of patients exposed to chemical agents.
Very little prospective, randomized, experimental research exists on the use of simulation as a teaching method, and no studies have compared the effects of 2 strategies of using the Human Patient Simulator (HPS) and a CD-ROM on the management of patients exposed to chemical agents. ⋯ Based on the results of this study, the HPS is more effective than the CD-ROM in teaching nurses about the care of patients exposed to chemical agents.