The price for liposuction will vary depending on the technique used and the extent of the surgery. The average cost of liposuction in the U.S. for the most common body parts are outlined below: Abdomen (upper/lower): $3,000-$7,000.
A small but growing segment of the literature addresses the use of simulation for teaching the cultural dimension of health care. According to Gaba (2004) , simulation is a technique that has the potential to replicate âaspects of the real word in a fully interactive fashionâ (p. 2).
In the nursing curriculum, patient simulation has been used mainly to teach the biomedical aspects of care with less focus on the psychological, cultural, and environmental context. The potential exists for the use of high-fidelity patient simulation as an effective teaching strategy for cultural competence training.