DIGITAL PLAY SPACE FOR KIDS AT RNSH emergency department When physical toys were removed from Innovation Program grant and by the RNSH Executive Unit.
RNSH’s emergency department (ED) during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, staff came up with an innovative digital solution for entertaining children who were visiting: an interactive digital play space. The new space has a projector that creates a digital floor for children to play and interact with. The projected images on the floor respond to movement, with children able to kick soccer balls, pop bubbles, and make splashes in a goldfish filled pond on the floor. RNSH ED Clinical Nurse Consultant Alison Partyka said the projector uses software programs to provide an extensive range of digital effects using static imagery and video. “The technology allows children to play in a digital world that appeals to their senses and emotions in what can often be a stressful and foreign environment in ED,” she said. A second ceiling projector has been installed in a treatment room, and Alison said this provides a distraction to children undergoing minor procedures. “We can see how popular the projectors are, and children and parents have provided great feedback,” she said. The technology was funded by an NSLHD
ED Clinical Nurse Consultant Alison Partyka, ED Paediatric Nurse Practitioner Danielle Coates, RNSH DOMN Tracey Gray, ED Nurse Manager Bryan McKeeHata and RNSH General Manager Alison Zecchin with the play space.
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