The Oral Station

So, I used to play Dungeons and Dragons as a kid.

A few weeks ago, during one of the lab days in class, we began to work on an oral board type station.

Really all it was was playing Dungeons and Dragons...except there weren't any dungeons....or dragons...

Visualizing a situation in your head takes practice....luckily I had no trouble with it so far.

I have gone so far that during practical stations (during PALS in particular) I don't pay much attention to the simulated mannequin in front of me and just visualize everything in my brain...the outcomes tend to be better. I am definitely a lot more thorough that way.

I always had trouble with the practical stations, just because I was paying too much attention to what I saw with my eyes, I never thought to just play D and D with the situation. I barely passed the ITLS practical exam, because I was too busy being in the room with the dummy, and the examiner, and not being in my brain with the imaginary patient.

So go ahead, bust out the d20 and go slay some dragons...err..SAVE some patients...


update 7/12/12: Post about my experience in the Oral Station