The Graduate Nursing Program of Florida International University (FIU) College of Nursing and Health Sciences (CNHS) has been selected to participate in a multi-center research project examining the utility of the Harvey® Cardiopulmonary Patient Simulator in educating advanced practice nurses in the skills of cardiovascular assessment.
FIU joins the advanced registered nurse practitioner programs from three other universities to participate in this study: Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), Texas Tech University and the University of Pittsburgh.
FIU Nurse Anesthetist students conduct simulated clinical session with Harvey® Cardiopulmonary Patient Simulator.
In 2002, following a donation from the Miami Heart Research Institute through its Joan K. Stout Nursing Fund, FIU began utilizing a Harvey simulator in its undergraduate and graduate nursing curriculums.
Jeffrey Groom, PhD, CRNA, Director and Clinical Associate Professor of the FIU Anesthesiology Nursing Program and his colleague Lucie Dlugasch, MSN, ARNP, Clinical Assistant Professor, will be co-investigators on the project representing FIU.
“The increasing use of patient simulators in clinical instruction is one of the most significant developments in nursing education programs across the country,” explained Divina Grossman, PhD, RN, ARNP, FAAN, Dean of the FIU College of Nursing & Health Sciences. “Were very proud that our Graduate Nursing Program has been selected as one of only four participants nationwide for this vital research project,” she said. “It is certainly a reflection on the strength of our faculty and programs at FIU.”
