Introduction:

Information and Communication Technologies are incorporated into the teaching practice in maternal-perinatal nursing and imply a permanent challenge in the generation of didactic tools to facilitate the development of skills in the assessment of maternal-fetal well-being. Based on the theory of Experiential Learning by David Kolb and the philosophy of Beginner to Expert by Patricia Benner, the objective was to design and implement a medium fidelity computerized simulator to reinforce learning in the interpretation of the tocho-cardiographic tracing.

Developing:

Technological development project, in three phases: 1. Creation of the design team necessary to work on functional requirements and presentation of the simulator. 2. Pedagogical-didactic disciplinary and methodological foundation: to implement scientific-technical requirements. 3. Creation of the computational simulator with learning and evaluation functions for students and teachers; tutorials, and interface to the institutional server. A computational simulator with a TRL6 degree of maturity was created and implemented, which managed to reproduce the learning circle consisting of: Concrete experience, Reflective observation, Abstract conceptualization and Active experimentation. Related components in a complex process of permanent and repetitive feedback, until learning to assess the maternal-fetal well-being from the interpretation of the tocho-cardiographic tracing associated with the clinical situation. The qualitative evaluation of the experience showed adequate usability of the simulator.

Conclusions:

Computer simulation constitutes a valuable didactic tool, a learning environment that manages to integrate pedagogical, conceptual, disciplinary and technological dimensions, but requires the presence of the teacher who directs the experience to guarantee learning.