Basic Patient Care Manikin

The Basic Patient Care Manikin is the ideal training apparatus for important nursing skills. The moveable joints, soft fingers and toes create a life-like simulator to provide a realistic experience for trainee nurses. The adult size model is suitable for a range of procedures, from general care such as bathing to intramuscular injection sites.

Who Can Benefit from the Basic Patient Care Manikin?

The Basic Patient Care Manikin is a comprehensive training aid that can be used to practise both general patient care and more specific medical procedures. Ideal for trainee nurses, care workers and medical personnel alike, it can be used to practise bathing and bandaging, ear irrigation, ophthalmic exercises and injections.

Features of the Basic Patient Care Manikin

• Highly realistic, life-sized patient care manikin
• Choice of male or female model
• Face, hands, feet, fingers and toes are soft for improved realism
• Head, jaw, elbows, wrists, ankles and knees have articulated movement
• Eyes open and close and are realistic enough for ophthalmic exercises
• Female model has a wig for hair care practise
• Female model has a realistic vagina and cervix for pap smear and douching practise
• Upper and lower dentures can be removed and re-applied
• Accurate ear canal allows for ear irrigation
• Allows for injection training (arms, buttocks and upper thighs)
• Suitable for bathing and bandaging exercises

What Models Are Available?

The Basic Patient Care Manikin is available in both a male and female version, and you can select your preferred version using the drop down box at the top of the page. While both are generally the same, some procedures can only be practised on one, but not the other. For example, the female model has a realistic vagina and cervix, and can therefore be used for vaginal douching and pap smear exercises.

What Procedures Is the Basic Patient Care Manikin Suitable For?

The male and female versions of the Basic Patient Care Manikin can be used for slightly different sets of procedures. These are detailed in the table below:

Technical Specifications of the Basic Patient Care Manikin

Male:

• Weight: 14.5kg
• Height: 165cm

Female:

• Weight: 16.9kg
• Dimensions: 109 x 56 x 30.5cm