There are 118 medication tags and bottles with the system. The most commonly prescribed medications are in the formulary, but, if by chance, there is a specific medication that must be included to meet the learning objectives for a particular simulation, 39 additional tags are non-formulary “blank tags” to be used as specialty medications. These blank tags can be reused as other meds as needed.
The formulary medications were specifically selected to represent a wide range of medication classifications looking less at regional preferences toward specific medications. The overarching goal of sim2grow’s medication administration system is for students to have a safe environment in which to repeatedly practice and develop the muscle memory and critical thinking associated in administering medications appropriately and safely and to become comfortable in identifying when to assess and document additional parameters in the medication administration process. This can be used in a practice lab and in conjunction with simulation scenarios.
