With the assistance of our third-year nursing students, our second year nursing students got immersed in a hospital patient care check simulation for patient Ronnie Schmidt, under care for a post-operative abdominal surgery. Our Nursing Simulation Laboratory assists nursing students in learning critical thinking and clinical judgment skills in preparation for their healthcare careers. The “manikins” act as lifelike patient simulators, wherein instructors provide real-time feedback via a control center, giving students as close to real-life simulation as possible. Fellow students watch as their classmates work through the simulation. All students and faculty debrief after the scenario.
