Clinical Simulation

Ear Assessment

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Simulation Type
Procedural
Duration
15 minutes
Patient Age Group
Adult
Target Audience
RN, NP, PA, Physician, Medical Students
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Debrief

About This Course

What you'll experience

Thirty-year-old Sophia Williams is visiting her family medicine doctor for a routine ear assessment. Her ear assessment will consist of the Whisper, Weber and Rinne tests and an Otoscope exam. Using this VR simulation for Ear Assessment, healthcare practitioners can practice performing the procedure in a realistic environment with a virtual patient. With both training and assessment modes, learners can perform the procedure and assess themselves on their performance.

Learning Objectives

  • Using approved technique to examine ears using an Otoscope
  • Demonstrating standard technique to perform a Whisper test
  • Applying standard technique to perform the Rinne and Weber tests
Ear Assessment

References

  • National Institutes of Health. (2023). Ear exam: Diagnosis and procedures.

What you'll practice

Core Skills Training

Performing Ear Assessment

Core Skill

Performing Ear Assessment

As a part of this Ear Assessment module, the learner will begin by performing hand sanitization and confirming the identity of the patient. The patient will also be asked to confirm any known allergies, identify the symptoms that brought them to the healthcare center, following which the learner will educate the patient on the procedure. The assessment procedure will include an inspection of the auricle, an Otoscope examination followed by the Whisper, Weber, and Rinne tests.

All necessary affordances are provided to complete the procedure with efficiency.

Customization

Tailored to You

Customize Your Program

MedVR Education is bringing to you in-VR customization that will enable you to customize your procedural simulations by making selections from a range of feature choices.

  • Select patient from a diverse background
  • Choose preferred virtual environment
  • Select equipment used in the procedure
  • Modify difficulty level of the assessment mode
  • …..many more to come

Additional customization options are available and can be developed to meet your specific training needs.

Multi-player SessionsMulti-player Sessions
Physics-based InteractionsPhysics-based Interactions

How it works

Training

With prompts, guidance and affordances learners are hand-held through the process to practice the procedure in a virtual environment with a virtual patient.

  • Photorealistic virtual environment
  • Physics-based interactions
  • Detailed instructions
  • Adequate affordances to assist in task completion
Training
Assessment

Measure progress

Assessment

Test acquired skills to perform the procedures from start to finish without prompts. An incorrect step will take the learner back to the start to start afresh.

  • Live scoring
  • Instant feedback
  • Adequate affordances for efficient performance
  • Time tracking to monitor activity completion

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