Foundational LPN skills encompass a variety of soft and technical skills, such as interpersonal skills, taking infant vital signs, and empathy. It’s important for students pursuing a licensed practical nurse (LPN) career to have a firm grasp on the basics of the job before learning the more advanced tasks. Our learning aids can help them do just that! Read on to discover engaging programs and trainers that help students develop these skills through scaffolding learning in equitable classrooms.
Healthcare Interpersonal Skills Program
Use our easy-to-implement Healthcare Interpersonal Skills Program to develop LPN skills that are essential to this career. Two sets of curricula allow for lessons focused on 10 interpersonal skills, such as communication and teamwork, as well as eight lessons focused on clinical empathy and patient communication.
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Infant Vital Signs Trainer
Our Infant Vital Signs Trainer makes practicing LPN skills, like taking basic infant vital signs and conducting newborn physical assessments, consistent and realistic. This trainer gives your students equitable practice diagnosing the 15 scenarios written by practicing pediatricians. Students will even hear heart, lung, and bowel auscultation sounds engineered to sound correct through a stethoscope!
Geriatric Simulator
Use our award-winning Geriatric Simulator to help students develop LPN skills, such as empathy towards older patients and individuals with limited mobility. It includes a sensitivity suit, walker, storage case, and downloadable curriculum. Through the simulation, users can experience six visual impairments, including macular degeneration, cataracts, and diabetic retinopathy.
Blood Pressure Simulator
Use this unique Blood Pressure Simulator to teach proper techniques for taking blood pressure prior to actual clinical experience. This wearable simulator allows students to practice this skill as much as they feel necessary to become confident and competent. Students can use the simulator on standardized patients or manikins to make practice scenarios even more realistic!
Large Injection Pad
Use the Realityworks’ injection training models to help your students develop key LPN skills. The Large Injection Pad features a realistic shape that divides into three layers: skin, subcutaneous tissue, and muscle. It also allows students to see a “bleb” or “wheal.” Liquid may be used with this injection pad.
AED Trainer
Emphasize safety when teaching Basic Life Support (BLS) and LPN skills with our AED Trainer. This easy-to-use tool simulates AED procedures without using high-tension shock defibrillation. The software features nine built-in scenarios that simulate emergency situations. Additionally, the included curriculum emphasizes cardiac arrest management and AED usage techniques.
Adult Nursing Manikin
Create realistic, interactive scenarios for practicing LPN skills, including CPR, with this award-winning Adult Nursing Manikin. This life-size manikin also meets current AHA CPR guidelines. The included Controller for CPR provides directed, specific feedback on the rate and depth of chest compressions.
Pediatric Nursing Manikin
This medium-fidelity Pediatric Nursing Manikin is the size of a three-year-old. It meets current AHA CPR guidelines, as it provides real-time coaching feedback on the rate and depth of chest compressions. In addition to practicing BLS, students can use this manikin to perform over a dozen nursing procedures, providing valuable LPN skills training.
Infant CPR Manikin
The Infant CPR Manikin and included curriculum give users hands-on experience performing infant CPR. This is a critical LPN skill, as LPNs care for infants. Use this lifelike, non-electronic manikin to practice proper infant care and the correct head lift/chin tilt required to open an infant’s airway. The manikin comes with 100 face shields for sanitary purposes.
Bandaging and Wound Care Simulator
Use the Bandaging and Wound Care Simulator to teach the LPN skills of bandaging, dressing, and wound care. It features 16 wounds, a guide for identification, and curriculum and presentation slides for further education. Some of the simulator’s wounds include a thyroidectomy, mid-sternal split (with two chest tube drains), and right mastectomy (with simulated drain).
Venipuncture and IV Hand Trainer
The Venipuncture and IV Hand Trainer helps students practice basic venipuncture and intravenous insertion procedures. It features realistic vein penetration as well as lifelike blood flashback. Additionally, incorporate the included curriculum for a complete experience. The trainer comes with an optional fluid management system, fluid supply bag, hand tray, and more.
ECG Simulator
Use this award-winning ECG Simulator to teach LPN skills, such as accurate placement of ECG/EKG leads on the body through rib palpation; how to read 3-, 4-, 5-, and 12-lead rhythms; and how to recognize those rhythms on screen and in hard copy. The accompanying software provides individual practice and assessment opportunities that aid in scaffolding learning.
Check out our Pediatric ECG Simulator as well!
Soft Skills Program for Caring for Patients with Intellectual Disabilities, Mental Illness, or PTSD
Use the Soft Skills Program for Caring for Patients with Intellectual Disabilities, Mental Illness, or PTSD to introduce participants to LPN skills, like caring for patients with these conditions. Additionally, help students develop soft skills strategies for meeting those needs. This hands-on kit includes Dementia and Auditory Hallucination Simulators as well as curriculum, scenario cards, and student workbooks.
Geriatric Sensory Impairment Kit
Use the Geriatric Sensory Impairment Kit to help students understand common sensory challenges faced by older patients and develop LPN skills. It comes with a downloadable curriculum that covers hearing loss and impairment, the impacts of aging on bones and joints, understanding tremor in the elderly, and the geriatric experience.
Medical Assistant Career Scenario Cards
These Medical Assistant Career Scenario Cards cover real-world situations in medical assistant careers. Use these cards to develop medial assistant and LPN skills through small-group discussions, large-group icebreakers, or individual challenges. Use the program to generate real-life discussions, prompt reflection activities, generate icebreaker activities, and more.
Additional Resources
- Explore unique learning aids for teaching foundational CNA skills in this blog post
- Discover more tools for teaching medical assistant and LPN skills here
- Watch our free, on-demand webinar about enhancing health science education through soft skills development
