Virtual Clinical Excursions 2.0 to Accompany Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing

Virtual Clinical Excursions (Phase 2) is a workbook/CD-ROM package that guides the student through a multi-floor virtual hospital in a hands-on learning experience. The student is actively engaged with the workbook, CD-ROM and parent text throughout each lesson. Each lesson has a core textbook reading assignment and activities based on visiting the patients in the hospital. The lessons in the workbook complement the content in the textbook and provide a perfect environment in which students may practice what they are learning in the text. The multi-floor virtual hospital also has built-in testing of clinical knowledge with NCLEX type questions.

As the student visits each patient, they are able to access realistic information resources essential for patient care. Information resources include:: charts, medical administration records, electronic patient records, video streaming of patient dialogue with nurses and other related materials. These resources provide an opportunity for the student to assess and analyze information, make a diagnosis, set priorities and implement and evaluate care.