Nursing

Robot joins Ohio’s nursing education community

Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, June 14, 2007

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The Nursing Institute of West Central Ohio has introduced a robot to the region's nursing education community.

The Remote Presence Robotic System (RP-7), developed by InTouch Health in Santa Barbara, CA, will allow nursing faculty members to interact with students from remote locations. Weighing about 200 pounds and standing five-and-a-half feet tall, the RP-7 has a flat screen monitor and camera mounted to the top. The camera serves as the eyes to capture images of the students, which are transmitted to the professor. The monitor shows the professor's face when RP-7 is in use. Since the robot is connected to the Internet through a Broadband connection, the professor only needs a laptop at the remote site and a self-contained package from InTouch.

Headquartered at Wright State University, the Nursing Institute will be the first Ohio location to have access to this robotic technology and the first nurse education in the country to use the RP-7 for educational purposes. It is leasing the RP-7 for one year.

Source: Medical News Today

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