Georgia Southern students get glimpse of disability complications through simulation
February 2, 2021
Debra Hagerty, DNP, associate professor of nursing, helps a student simulate knee pain.
Recently students on the Georgia Southern University Armstrong Campus experienced first-hand the obstacles and issues older adults with disabilities go through after participating in a series of simulations. The event was organized by the Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) National Leadership Society and the Armstrong Campus chapter of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI).
Forty-six students attended the event, which was led in person and on Zoom by Debra Hagerty, DNP, associate professor of nursing and advisor for ODK. Hagerty secured a Georgia Health Foundation grant to buy the equipment for the simulation.