Simulation-based blood pressure management training for pharmacy students

Abstract

Simulation-based training is an educational technique that complements didactic teaching to support the development of clinical skills and competencies for pharmacy students before completing their professional training. Blood pressure (BP) measurement simulation involves having an arm anatomically similar to the arm of a human subject and allows a student to practice the same skills and techniques in measuring BP as executed on a human subject. Systolic and diastolic BP and volume settings are adjusted using an external control panel allowing for variability as observed in clinical practice.