Anthropometric Measurements · Experience 09

Height VR Nursing Simulation

The learner aligns the patient in the Frankfort plane, lowers the headboard onto the vertex during inhalation and reads stature to the nearest 0.1 cm.

Height VR Nursing Simulation
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Learning objectives

By the end of this experience the learner can:

  • Locate the anatomical landmarks for height: heels, buttocks, shoulders and head in contact with the backboard, head in the Frankfort horizontal plane.
  • Use the wall-mounted stadiometer correctly and read it to the required precision.
  • Position the patient correctly and repeat the measurement to confirm consistency.
  • Record the value with the side measured and compare it with reference ranges.
Height VR Nursing Simulation

Procedure steps

  1. Explain the measurement to the virtual patient and position them as required.
  2. Palpate and mark the landmarks (heels, buttocks, shoulders and head in contact with the backboard, head in the Frankfort horizontal plane).
  3. Apply the wall-mounted stadiometer as demonstrated and take the reading.
  4. Repeat the measurement; if the two readings differ beyond the tolerance, take a third.
  5. Record the mean value and the instrument used.

Assessment

Landmark accuracy, instrument placement and the difference between the learner's reading and the reference value are checked automatically, with a tolerance set by the instructor.

Equipment and setting

Instrument: wall-mounted stadiometer. Landmarks: heels, buttocks, shoulders and head in contact with the backboard, head in the Frankfort horizontal plane.

Frequently asked

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What educators ask about this scenario.

What will I practise in the Height scenario?

The learner aligns the patient in the Frankfort plane, lowers the headboard onto the vertex during inhalation and reads stature to the nearest 0.1 cm.

How is performance assessed?

Landmark accuracy, instrument placement and the difference between the learner's reading and the reference value are checked automatically, with a tolerance set by the instructor.

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