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Pulse!! Virtual Clinical Learning Lab

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Pulse!! Virtual Clinical Learning Lab is a virtual clinical simulation project developed through the Texas A&M University System. The program uses interactive virtual environments and scenario-based learning to give health-professions students a digital setting for practicing responses to clinical situations. It is intended for nursing, medical, and related training contexts that need structured simulation alongside or in place of some physical clinical experiences.

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What is Pulse!! Virtual Clinical Learning Lab?

Pulse!! is a virtual clinical simulation created through Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi for medical education and training. It places learners in computer-based hospital scenarios where they can practice clinical decisions. [Campus Technology report](https://campustechnology.com/Articles/2008/05/08/Texas-AM-System-Signs-Distribution-Deal-for-Virtual-Clinical-Learning-Lab.aspx)

Who developed Pulse!!?

The project was developed by Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi in collaboration with the commercial game company BreakAway Ltd. A 2008 agreement gave BreakAway rights to further develop, market, and distribute the platform.

What can health-profession students practice in Pulse!!?

The lab is designed for decision protocols, clinical reasoning, and experiential skills in a virtual hospital. Scenarios include emergency and critical-care problems, giving nurses, physicians, and other health professionals a safe place to rehearse responses.

When was Pulse!! being tested?

The project had been in development since March 2005. By 2007, a pre-release version was being tested at Yale University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and the National Naval Medical Center.

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