An initial evaluation with a group of nursing students has been completed to assess if such activities can assist with the training of student nurses. This paper discusses a prototype system that has been built with collaborative input from the Faculty of Engineering and Surveying and the Department of Nursing and Midwifery. In such a context clinical reasoning becomes possible. This has been possible by extending the concept of RAL from a physical and tangible experiment, to more conceptual experimentation in any form conducted remotely. The aim of this research project is to develop and trial remote access technologies that enable nursing students to test their knowledge, skills, and clinical reasoning with intravenous infusion pump drivers. In our chosen case, the safe practice of intravenous pump driver operations and related clinical reasoning skills are important components for the training of both registered nurses and nursing students. This may well be due to the intricacies of these practicals not being as straightforward and readily reproducible as typical physics or science experiments. However while they are commonplace in engineering faculties in other disciplines such activities are not widely used. Given the vast coverage area and dispersed population centres in which nursing professionals practice in Australia, Remote Access Laboratory (RAL) based learning activities would seem to be an ideal match.
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