ACC tackling emergency healthcare worker shortage: Students run emergency simulation at Highland Campus

Posted on April 5, 2023

ACC’s Emergency Medical Service Professionals (EMSP) and Nursing programs run a scenario to provide multi-departmental real-world training to their students on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at the Highland Campus. Students from the EMSP program arrive on the scene and treat a patient before transporting them to a mock emergency department in the ACC Health Simulation Center, where nursing students treat the patient. ACC’s Emergency Medical Service Professionals (EMSP) and Nursing programs run a scenario to provide multi-departmental real-world training to their students on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at the Highland Campus. Students from the EMSP program arrive on the scene and treat a patient before transporting them to a mock emergency department in the ACC Health Simulation Center, where nursing students treat the patient.
ACC’s Emergency Medical Service Professionals (EMSP) and Nursing programs run a scenario to provide multi-departmental real-world training to their students on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at the Highland Campus. Students from the EMSP program arrive on the scene and treat a patient before transporting them to a mock emergency department in the ACC Health Simulation Center, where nursing students treat the patient. ACC’s Emergency Medical Service Professionals (EMSP) and Nursing programs run a scenario to provide multi-departmental real-world training to their students on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at the Highland Campus. Students from the EMSP program arrive on the scene and treat a patient before transporting them to a mock emergency department in the ACC Health Simulation Center, where nursing students treat the patient.
ACC EMSP students transport patients in simulation training ACC EMSP students transport patients in simulation training
ACC EMSP students call to ACC RN students to transport patient in simulation training ACC EMSP students call to ACC RN students to transport patient in simulation training
ACC EMSP students work with patient on health care simulation training ACC EMSP students work with patient on health care simulation training
ACC EMSP student prepares medication during simulation exercise ACC EMSP student prepares medication during simulation exercise
ACC ESMP students wheel in patient to Health Simulation Center ACC ESMP students wheel in patient to Health Simulation Center
ACC EMSP students hand off patient to ACC Nursing students during simulation training ACC EMSP students hand off patient to ACC Nursing students during simulation training
ACC Nursing students assess patients condition in health care scenario training ACC Nursing students assess patients condition in health care scenario training
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ACC nursing students assess patient in health care simulation training at ACC Highland Campus ACC nursing students assess patient in health care simulation training at ACC Highland Campus
EMSP and Nursing students celebrate successful interdepartmental training scenario EMSP and Nursing students celebrate successful interdepartmental training scenario

Responding to an emergency requires multiple departments to work together seamlessly. Austin Community College District (ACC) hosted a mock emergency on Tuesday, April 4, to give students in the Emergency Medical Service Professionals (EMSP) and Professional Nursing (RN) program an opportunity to help ‘save a life.’ 

“Interdepartmental training allows students to anticipate and experience interactions with other healthcare entities as a patient navigates the healthcare system. Our job is to ensure students get the most comprehensive training to better prepare them for this workforce. Paramedics and EMTs who initiate patient contact in the prehospital environment involve transitioning to the hospital setting, where they will interact with RNs and physicians. ,” says Don Gwynn, EMSP department chair. “In anticipation of this, our students are trained in progressive assessment techniques, the most current treatment protocols, and use of modern technology to keep up with one of the fastest-paced and challenging careers in the medical industry through the EMSP program.”

Check out a slideshow of the training above.

“I appreciate the interdepartmental nature of getting to practice. We are learning not just the care paramedics provide but working with this other department and other students. They are doing different things in school but also will in their actual professional and real life. This is all part of the continuing care,” says Diana Clarkson, ACC Paramedic student. “Having that interdepartmental scenario is nice. It’s important to remember that in our career, we all will work together.”

The simulation allows students to respond to a real-world scenario. In the scenario on Tuesday, students responded to a patient suffering a mock heart attack. EMSP students treated the patient on scene before transferring them to the college’s Health Simulation Center where RN students stood by to provide next-level support and care. Students got to experience the transition and work with other medical professionals. 

About the EMSP program:

EMSP offers three levels of training: EMT, AEMT, and Paramedic. The ACC program has an almost 100% pass rate on the EMSP National Registry. More than 90% of students are placed in a career. For more information on the program, visit austincc.edu/emsp.

About the Nursing program:

ACC provides a full nursing career pathway, from the fast track certified nurse aide (CNA) (currently offered as part of the 50 percent fast-track tuition discount), to an advanced certificate in vocational nursing (LVN) or an associate degree in professional nursing to become an RN. The college also offers a pathway toward a bachelor’s degree in nursing through the RN-to-BSN program. Graduates can take the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) to become a licensed RN. Pass rates among first-time test-takers at ACC averaged 94 percent over the last decade. For more information on the program, visit austincc.edu/nursing.

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