ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — South College-Asheville hosted a demonstration of its new AI-enabled simulation “manikins.”
It is the latest technology in healthcare education.
The lifelike “manikins” enable healthcare students to gain experience in patient care with simulators.
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They mimic human movement and verbal responses.
In this afternoon’s demonstration, the senior nursing students were simulating a seizure.
The advanced simulators can answer medical history and assessment-related questions, follow voice commands and help the students learn.
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An instructor says this technology is far different than what she used when she was learning.
“I can tell you when I learned, my first time listening to lung sounds was on a real patient, so you don’t know what you’re listening to,” said BSN program coordinator Dr. Chelsea Clark. “When I learned, I started an IV on an orange, not on an arm that actually gives blood return. So, they really have a huge advantage of having real-life scenarios before they step into the real world.”
The South College-Asheville students have been working with the “manikins” for four months.