Wayne State University

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Nursing Kelly and Vital Sim

Nursing Kelly

Nursing Kelly is a manikin designed for scenariobased training of the care and management of a wide variety of in-hospital patients. This full body adult make manikin is perfect for beginning education for in-hospital healthcare professionals.

  • Head with anatomical landmarks, trachea and esophagus, with simulated lungs and stomach allow the practice of many procedures, including NG, OG, tracheal care and suctioning
  • Students can auscultate normal and abnormal heart, breath and bowel sounds using a standard stethoscope.
  • Realistic palpation and auscultation. Systolic and diastolic pressures, ausculatory gap, and volume are variable
  • IV cannulation, medication administration, site care and maintenance are allowed in the antecubital area and the dorsum of the hand, accessing the median, basilic, and cephalic veins
  • Ability to practice medication dose calculations and administration through intramuscular injections at the deltoid, gluteal, ventrogluteal, and thigh sites
  • Realistic male and female urinary catheterization and enema procedures may be performed with fluid return

VitalSim

  • Cardiac capabilities include 1400+ ECG rhythm variations
  • Defibrillation
  • Blood pressure can be set to allow for realistic palpation and auscultation. Systolic and diastolic pressures, ausculatory gap and volume are variable
  • VitalSim enables palpation of carotid, brachial and radial pulses with pulse strength that varies with blood pressure