Nursing Kid

Nursing Kid provides training targeting key skills specific to pediatric care providers. Nursing Kid is designed to meet the training requirements for pediatric patient care and helps facilitate delivery of consistent simulations into nursing curricula. Realistically representing a six-year old child, Nursing Kid is designed for skill and scenario-based training of the care and management of a variety of pediatric patients. This child is ideal for clinical training of common and uncommon in-hospital pediatric patients including wound assessment and care, first aid, and child abuse training.

Some key feature of Nursing Kid are:

• Irrigation of the eye and ear (simulated)
• Nasal packing
• Ear, eye, nose and mouth care
• Gastric lavage and gavage
• Full range of motion for realistic patient handling
• Dressing and bandaging techniques possible
• Pediatric transfer techniques possible
• Insertion, securing and care of endotracheal tubes
• Insertion and suctioning of oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal airways
• Tracheostomy care and tracheal suctioning
• NG tube insertion, care and removal
• Various oxygen delivery procedures
• Manually generated carotid pulse
• Interchangeable male and female genitalia with connector valves and urinary and colon reservoirs
• Complete urinary catheterization
• Will retain indwelling or straight catheter
• Enema procedures may be performed
• Articulating IV arm with replaceable skin and infusible vein system allows peripheral intravenous therapy and site care
• Venipuncture possible in the antecubital fossa and dorsum of the hand
• Accessible veins include median, basilic and cephalic
• Thigh, deltoid, and gluteal intramuscular injections (unilateral)

*via Laerdal Medical- https://www.laerdal.com/us/products/simulation-training/nursing/nursing-kid/