It's time to redesign the healthcare system. The seventh installment of a 9-part technology/engineering series teaches future engineers about patient flow and how to design healthcare centers to improve flow. Classroom simulations allow for the collection and analysis of data regarding patient flow.

Concepts

hospitals, engineers, engineering design, technology resources

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Instructional Ideas

• Invite a hospital administrator to speak to the issues in the lesson

Classroom Considerations

• Must have Internet access to view PowerPoint lesson
• Pupils need to have basic knowledge of data analysis, such as interpreting histograms and calculating with percentages

Pros

• Some learners will appreciate the kinesthetic nature of the simulation activity
• Resource includes printable worksheets for each of three levels (elementary, middle, and high school)

Cons

• None