GERi Nursing Skills Elderly-Care Manikin
Get hands-on and life-like experience looking after elderly patients with with the GERi Nursing Skills Elderly-Care Manikin. This detailed training tool can be used either with female or male biology, and has a lightweight design for ease-of-portability. The elderly-care manikin is perfect for use during OBRA-required training for nurses.
What's Included?
- 1 x Full Sized Nursing Skills Manikin
- 2 x Genitalia Attachments (Male and Female Options)
- 1 x Removable Wig
- 1 x Dentures (Upper and Lower)
- 1 x 12cc Syringe
- 1 x 140cc Syringe
- 1 x Lubricant Spray
- 1 x Fluid Drainage Basin
- 1 x Stomach Reservoir Bag
- 1 x Bladder Reservoir Pressure Sleeve
- 1 x 16 FR Foley Silicone Catheter
- 1 x Enema Reservoir Bag
Who Can Use the Geri Manikin?
With the Geri Manikin, nurses are able to practise caring for elderly patients, and completing a range of elderly care procedures in a comprehensive and realistic scenario. Designed for educational purposes, this manikin is ideal for those who plan to take job roles in hospital or care home environments. It can also be useful for those planning to take on at-home-care for elderly friends and relatives, making it easier to learn the essential skills needed to provide quality care.
What Skills and Procedures Can This Manikin Help to Teach?
This Nursing Skills Manikin is perfect for training medical personnel in a range of necessary procedures and skills to facilitate quality elderly care. With this manikin, students can get hands-on experience of a variety of diagnostic, care, and treatment processes. This includes:
- Patient positioning
- Patient transfer techniques
- Bandaging and wound dressing
- Finger and toe manipulation with bandaging
- Bed baths and hair care (washing and combing)
- Pericare
- Clothing changes
- Upper and lower denture placement and removal
- Skin/surface inspection
- Ear canal and eye irrigation
- Delivering ear drops and placing hearing aids
- Identifying and using intramuscular injection sites
- Assisting with oral and nasal hygiene via Lavage, Gavage, and suctioning procedures
- Ostomy care
- Tracheostomy care
What Visual Inspection Features Does The Geriatric Manikin Have?
The Geri Manikin comes complete with some visual inspection features, allowing students to practise diagnostic processes and learn what visual markers to look for in elderly patients. This includes:
- Normal and cancerous moles
- Stage 1 decubitus sacral ulcers
- Dilated and constricted pupils
- Reddened skin folds
Key Features and Benefits
- Elderly nursing care practise manikin
- Enables training and practise of a range of patient care procedures
- Elderly appearance with skin wrinkles and folds
- Realistic range of motion, patient positioning and non-pinching joints
- Female appearance which can be converted to male with wig removal and genital attachment
- Ideal for OBRA-required training
- Lightweight design offers ease-of-portability
How Does the Geri Manikin Work?
To find out all about how the manikin functions and operates, as well as get more information about its handy training features, check out the video below.
Technical specifications
- Weight: 13kg
- Height: 146cm
- Product Code: W44021
