Whitney Smith
Whitney Smith, RN, MSN, is the medical simulation program manager at Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora, Colorado. Whitney has a 20-year clinical background as a pediatric intensive care nurse, flight nurse and nurse manager and has been in the role of program manager for more than two years. You can reach Whitney directly at whitney.smith2@childrenscolorado.org. More information about the simulation program at Children's can be found here.
Articles by Whitney Smith
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How we developed an infant manikin for tracheostomy simulation
Monday, January 16, 2017Since the simulation program at Children's Hospital Colorado (CHCO) was established in 2013, our team has been working with CHCO's Breathing Institute to improve discharge education for families of children dependent on a tracheostomy or ventilator. Because many of these families return to states in which there is limited home care assistance available, effective education prior to discharge is critical.