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SIMQ: Simulations in Allied Health: Where We Are and What's Ahead

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1.  Which of the following is a definition of healthcare simulation?
  1. Use of an actor to portray a sick patient
  2. A standardized measure of assessing competencies
  3. Representation of a real healthcare event for the purpose of practice, learning, evaluation, testing,
  4. Use of manikins to teach nurses
2.  According to AOTA's Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE), which of the following terms have been added as a means to meet Level 1 fieldwork requirements in section C1.9. of the 2018 ACOTE Standards and Interpretive Guide (effective July 31, 2020)?
  1. Textbook readings
  2. Peer training
  3. Simulated environment
  4. None
3.  According to the survey by Dudding and Nottingham, which of the following is not a major type of simulation technology?
  1. Standardized patients
  2. High-tech manikins and task trainers
  3. Computer based simulations and virtual reality
  4. Telemedicine
4.  Which organization offers the Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator(CHSE)?
  1. The American Speech-Language Hearing Association
  2. The National Board of Nursing
  3. The American Simulation Society
  4. The Society for Simulations in Healthcare
5.  Training an actor to participate in a simulation as the wife of a stroke patient is what type of simulation?
  1. Task trainer
  2. Digitized full-body manikin
  3. AR/VR
  4. Standardized patient
6.  Rescucci Annie, used to teach CPR, is an example of which simulation technology?
  1. Task trainer
  2. Digitized full-body manikin
  3. AR/VR
  4. Standardized patient
7.  What is the danger of conceptualizing simulations as a technology and not a learning tool?
  1. The learning objectives for student learning may not be met
  2. ASHA wont let you count the hours
  3. No danger. Its all good.
  4. You do the best with what you have
8.  According to Dudding and others cited in this article, what are the benefits of simulations for clinical education?
  1. Increased student confidence
  2. Improved patient safety
  3. Improved team communication skills
  4. All of the above
9.  According to Dudding and others cited in this article, what are the barriers of simulations for clinical education?
  1. Lack of training
  2. Lack of faculty time
  3. Lack of resources (including facilities)
  4. All of the above
10.  Which of the following is an important next step for the use of simulations in Allied Health Professions?
  1. Training on best practices
  2. Advocacy
  3. Research within allied health
  4. All of the above