Has anyone ever considered the creation of the National (or world) Nursing Games?

Published

I know that certain other professions such as Police and Fire Protection has such things. I don't know exactly what form the competition would take, but it might take the following format:

1. A variety of assessement type tests on individuals who agree to be "actors" protraying certain disease conditions.

2. A variety of "clinical skills" type events utilizing the most modern state of the art simulation technology available.

3. A variety of "computer/video, adaptive (NCLEX like, but harder with video images where your score counts beyond passing) tests.

Perhaps, others can think of better, additional or more appropriate events.

The "winners" would receive recognition and maybe a trip someplace.

Here's what I think that such an event might contribute to nursing:

1. It would encourage the continued refinement, and improvement of various nursing skills as well as provide an incentive for people to develop such skills.

2. It would be a form of PR to the public demonstrating nursing skills.

3. It could be used to raise money for various nursing orientated charities, such as a fund for nurses disabled by their jobs.

4. It might help to bring nurses together in various geographic areas which could result (eventually) in more effective lobby effforts on various issues importent to nursing.

Up Vote Up Vote ×

Don't forget to add something fun to do and watch, like a bedpan run (can you get it down the hall and under the patient before they just explode?).

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in Renal, Haemo and Peritoneal.

What about drinkin', smokin' and fornicatin' ?!! For the under thirties of course!

Up Vote Up Vote ×

That's outrageous!.........Why only under 30's?

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Don't forget to add something fun to do and watch, like a bedpan run (can you get it down the hall and under the patient before they just explode?).

Eeeeewwww. I think I would have to scratch that event. :chuckle

Up Vote Up Vote ×

I noticed a thread about Johnson& Johnson perhaps they would sponsor these games.

Up Vote Up Vote ×

There is a series of games called Emergency Room, where you choose which pt to see, run tests and interpret them, diagnose the pt, and such. I have yet to play them by a friend has one and says that they are fun. You can switch it to hard mode, so they will not read the tests for you, and you have to read them all by yourself. That makes it a little more challenging!

This is the site:

http://www.legacyinteractive.com/games/

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in Medical.

Awesome idea, Roland!

I like the idea of including skills that aren't taught in school - persuading a resident that the renal unit really will be unhappy if their transplant patient isn't fully investigated, even if his temp is only 37.6C; explaining why the patient with aspiration pneumonia can't have any broth, even if it is really nourishing, to his third daughter, without screaming "you're why he aspirated in the first place! When I said thin fluids I specifically said no Coke!"; discussing with your patient what the diagnosis the specialist just gave them actually means.... Yep, I'm having a fun night!

How about a sundowners corral? Three of your patients sundown - can you manage to get the Blind, Concerned Urinator (on the way back to bed "maybe I should go to the toilet" "yes, we just left the toilet" "I think I should go again, to be safe") to stay in bed without falling or peeing on your desk, prevent the Houdiniesque nasogastric tube remover from pulling out what only an ENT reg can insert, and manage to stop your concentration camp survivor from absconding from the ward because you're all "green b!tches from hell" who are trying to kill her? First prize is leaving work on time.

Oh, and for those of you whoa re wondering, this is not a joke - well, not completely. I really think events like these would help laypeople see why we're not rapt to take phone call number five about Mr X, or why we didn't bring that cup of tea two minutes after it was requested. Might not help with recruitment, though...

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in Renal, Haemo and Peritoneal.
Awesome idea, Roland!

I like the idea of including skills that aren't taught in school - persuading a resident that the renal unit really will be unhappy if their transplant patient isn't fully investigated, even if his temp is only 37.6C; explaining why the patient with aspiration pneumonia can't have any broth, even if it is really nourishing, to his third daughter, without screaming "you're why he aspirated in the first place! When I said thin fluids I specifically said no Coke!"; discussing with your patient what the diagnosis the specialist just gave them actually means.... Yep, I'm having a fun night!

How about a sundowners corral? Three of your patients sundown - can you manage to get the Blind, Concerned Urinator (on the way back to bed "maybe I should go to the toilet" "yes, we just left the toilet" "I think I should go again, to be safe") to stay in bed without falling or peeing on your desk, prevent the Houdiniesque nasogastric tube remover from pulling out what only an ENT reg can insert, and manage to stop your concentration camp survivor from absconding from the ward because you're all "green b!tches from hell" who are trying to kill her? First prize is leaving work on time.

Oh, and for those of you whoa re wondering, this is not a joke - well, not completely. I really think events like these would help laypeople see why we're not rapt to take phone call number five about Mr X, or why we didn't bring that cup of tea two minutes after it was requested. Might not help with recruitment, though...

And people wonder why i gave up medical ward nursing!

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in Medical.
And people wonder why i gave up medical ward nursing!

Yep, that whole impact-on-recruitment might argue against including my contribution to the Games. Hmm. :chuckle

Up Vote Up Vote ×
There is a series of games called Emergency Room, where you choose which pt to see, run tests and interpret them, diagnose the pt, and such. I have yet to play them by a friend has one and says that they are fun. You can switch it to hard mode, so they will not read the tests for you, and you have to read them all by yourself. That makes it a little more challenging!

This is the site:

http://www.legacyinteractive.com/games/

Ha! I have the combat medic and emergency room games.

What's funny is that I always try to kill the patients instead of saving them.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
There is a series of games called Emergency Room, where you choose which pt to see, run tests and interpret them, diagnose the pt, and such. I have yet to play them by a friend has one and says that they are fun. You can switch it to hard mode, so they will not read the tests for you, and you have to read them all by yourself. That makes it a little more challenging!

This is the site:

http://www.legacyinteractive.com/games/

OOOO sounds like a lot of fun. My problem is that I would want to play it too much so I will have to wait for the semester to be over before I buy it. LOL
Up Vote Up Vote ×
+ Join the Discussion