Computerized education system for teaching patient care

A computerized education system with a physiological simulator for interactively teaching patient care to a user, the system comprising:

• a computer program for displaying a selection of selectable modules for providing different interactive training sessions;
• a stethoscope for use with at least one corresponding sensor on the simulator in performing patient care, the stethoscope comprising:
• (i) ear receptacles;
• (ii) a bell connected to the ear receptacles;
• (iii) an RF receiver disposed in the bell for receiving a unique set of RF signals from the sensor;
• and
• (iv) means for interpreting the identity of the sensor, and playing a corresponding body sound to the ear receptacles according to the computer program.

A computerized education system with a physiological simulator for interactively teaching patient care to a user, the system comprising:

• a computer program for displaying a selection of selectable modules for providing different interactive training sessions;
• a virtual stethoscope for use with the patient simulator in performing patient care activities, wherein the simulator and the virtual stethoscope are software-generated objects, the virtual stethoscope having movement corresponding with movement of a mouse of the computer;
• and
• means for providing feedback to the user regarding interaction between the virtual stethoscope and the simulator, the means comprising a glow which surrounds the virtual stethoscope when the virtual stethoscope is placed on the correct anatomical position of the simulator for hearing a predetermined body sound.