PAWS: Promoting Access and Wellness through Simulation – AI-Driven Virtual Patient Agent Other Scholarly Work

Madan, Krisstina, Henao, Henry, Torres, Alejandro. (2025). PAWS: Promoting Access and Wellness through Simulation – AI-Driven Virtual Patient Agent .

cited authors

  • Madan, Krisstina; Henao, Henry; Torres, Alejandro

authors

abstract

  • PAWS is an AI-powered virtual patient simulation tool co-developed to enhance the Community Nursing curriculum. The platform models therapeutic communication during simulated household visits with lifelike patient agents, allowing students to practice empathy, cultural competence, and decision-making in a safe virtual environment. PAWS supports interprofessional collaboration and helps prepare nursing students to address social determinants of health in community settings.

publication date

  • January 1, 2025

keywords

  • ARtificial Intelligence
  • Community Health Nursing
  • Nursing Education
  • Simulation
  • Social Determinants of Health
  • Therapeutic communication

Medium

  • Innovative teaching project, Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing & Health Sciences, FIU

publisher

  • Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing & Health Sciences – Florida International University