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Question: Pros and Cons of virtual clinical experience in shadow health. At least one page
Shadow halth is a multidisciplinary edutional software for high
level learning environment with digital clinical experience. Use of
virtual clinical experience is a web based virtual patient
simulation that help for student study opportunity with interview,
documentation, exams, reflect on their experience with shadow
health digital standardized patient.
Pros:
-it is important in different patient experience with history
collection and physical exam.
-It is used in school of nursing for education and evaluation
-it help for clinical goals and imporve communication with the
patient for appropriate interactions.
-It help to provide medical recommendation with educational,
informative, and empathetic remarks to the patient.
-it stimulates the realistic interaction.
-It helps students reflect on their own performance with the best
technique and knowledge in real-life situations.
-It improves communication skills with standardized patients
counseling and helps students for technical aspects of physical
assessment.
-Motivation interview for patient improves patient
engagement.
-It increases student proficiency and confidence in a mock clinic
visit by allowing multiple attempts to practice mock lab
-It is cost-effective and cost-prohibitive.
Cons:
-students accessing patient records will be lacking
-It restricts the practical real clinical experience
-it limits students ability to practice documentation skills, limit
the teaching experience, committee partnership, physical
intractability and fidelity
-It is time-consuming for anticipating learning to navigate the
system
-It is expensive to produce.