Meera: Baby loss.
Multi activity Simulation 🗣️
Mental Health Nursing
Meera Shah-Taylor is 35 years old and has recently experienced a stillbirth. It is now 24 hours after the delivery of her baby.
The learner is required to accompany Meera and provide compassionate care for a duration of ten minutes until her husband returns to the hospital.
It is important to note that there is no need for the learner to carry out a physical or mental health examination.
To run this sim in JoinXR on your laptop:
Open the folder HEE XR Sims - Perinatal Mental Health and click Meera.
⏲️ The first time you open it, It may take a minute or two to download.
Note this sim has not yet been published and is still Work in Progress
Simulation and Learning outcomes
At the end of the simulation students will be able to:
Demonstrate an understanding of compassionate care.
Apply appropriate language and behaviour to support a patient experiencing acute stress.
Self-assess their own performance with regard to compassionate contact in relation to a stillbirth.
Activity | Overview |
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📁 Briefing | Before starting the XR simulation, the learner receives a briefing that they will be required to sit with Meera, a mother who experienced a stillbirth 24 hours ago. The learner will be informed that there is no need to perform a physical or mental health assessment. | 🧑🏫 Classroom ⏲️ 5 mins |
🗣️ Accompanying Meera  | The learner will sit with Meera in a private room off a busy maternity ward. | 🎮 XR Sim Hospital ⏲️ 10mins |
🧑🎓 Debrief | After the simulation, the recording will be watched by the learner, instructor, and potentially other students. The purpose of this is to review the learner's responses and behaviour towards Meera. | 🧑🏫 Classroom ⏲️ 15 mins |
Update from Meera | The learner will have the opportunity to view a video recording made by Meera one year after the loss of her baby. In the video, Meera shares her reflections on her time at the hospital. | Video ⏲️ 2 mins |
Below will be any records for Meera. We recommend you share them with your student before starting the sim. They are available within the sim, however it is not a great use of ‘in headset’ time:
To run this sim in JoinXR on your laptop:
Open the folder HEE XR Sims - Perinatal Mental Health and click Meera.
⏲️ The first time you open it, It may take a minute or two to download.