Nursing Learning Resource Center

The Nursing Learning Resource Center has three specialized learning centers to provide students with hands-on experiences to learn technical, assessment, and critical thinking skills that prepare them for the competencies required for patient care in clinical practice sites:

• A 13-bed fundamentals lab simulates an acute in-patient hospital setting with low and medium fidelity mannequins and equipment to provide students with a safe high-tech setting to master a wide variety of skills
• A health assessment lab with six exam tables replicate provider or out-patient settings where students learn to complete comprehensive health histories and perform complete head-to-toe physical exams
• A state-of-the-art high fidelity simulation center with three adult simulators, a child simulator and an obstetric simulator with newborn provides students with opportunities to master advanced level clinical skills using state of the art technology to demonstrate critical thinking, decision-making, and communication skills critical to patient safety and high quality patient care outcomes.

The full-time Learning Resources Coordinator, Learning Resources Director, and full-time Simulation Lab Director coordinate learning activities and provide a safe, caring environment for students to learn skills and practice evidence-based patient care.