Realistic simulation in healthcare as a teaching-learning strategy in collective health

Abstract

Objective: Realistic simulation is evidenced as a teaching-learning method that allows critical, reflective training and the improvement of skills and competences in health so that, when the student and/or professional, having to deal with medical practice, feels confident during the decision-making process in the context of Collective Health. Experience report: This is a descriptive study, an experience report, of the formative activity of realistic simulation, performed on 2023, during the "Núcleo Livre" (NL) “Linhas de Cuidado e Atenção à Saúde da Mulher” in a Federal Institution of University education. Four scenarios concerning to the work of medical professionals in Primary Care were simulated, with the topics of “Pregnancy in adolescence”, “Prenatal care”, “Approach to women in the climacteric and menopause period” and “Approach to elderly women victims of violence”. The students went through stages of acquisition and improvement, which enabled a comprehensive approach and person-centered care according to the learning objectives presented to them. Conclusion: Simulation-based teaching in the context of Collective Health proved to be relevant for students to feel confident and secure about the application of Primary Care protocols in the context of Women's Health.