Article A2511

Video Game Therapy in a Neuroscience Critical Care Unit: A Pilot Study

Author(s): Megan Ziegler, DPT, PT, NCS, Sowmya Kumble, PT, NCS, ABPTS, Elizabeth K. Zink, PhD, RN, Nozomi Tahara, BSN, RN, Isha Vora, PhD, MS, OTR/L, Robert D. Stevens, MD, MBA, and Mona N. Bahouth, MD, PhD

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CERP A 1.00

Expires Jan 01, 2028

Topics: Neurology

Population: Geriatric, Adult

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Activity Summary

Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes

This article is describes how an interprofessional team created and implemented an algorithm to evaluate the safety and feasibility of using individualized interactive video game therapy in critically ill neurologic patients admitted during the observation period.

Objectives

  • Identify who may be appropriate to participate in video game therapy in the neuroscience critical care unit.
  • Identify barriers you may encounter with attempts to utilize video games in the NCCU and possible ways to overcome these barriers.
  • Utilize the algorithm for game selection to determine which video games may be appropriate for commonly seen neurologic impairments.

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Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation to be awarded contact hours AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. No partial credit will be awarded.

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The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP 1036, for {contactHours} contact hours.

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