Last week, at the final Simulation Lab scenario, our second year Nursing students got immersed in a hospital patient care check simulation for patient Jackie Johnson, under care for an abdominal procedure. 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.

The Nursing Department faculty and staff treated our Nursing Students to a break before the holidays with their homemade treats and cocoa. A welcomed break before the finals begin.

Friday afternoon, students who are part of the Moderna granted fellows project presented their findings in the Randall Lecture Hall in the Antonucci Science Complex. 

Students in Biology and Chemistry Professor Dr. Sean Rollins' Medical Microbiology course performed four separate procedures in yesterday's lab in the Antonucci Science Complex. The course serves as an introduction to the biology of major groups of micro-organisms including bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and fungi. Emphasis is placed on their relationship to man as agents of infectious diseases. In the laboratory principles and practices of aseptic techniques and diagnostic identification and culture of disease entities are explored.

Late last week, Dean of The School of Health and Natural Sciences Dr. Jennifer Hanselman and Engineering Technology Department faculty welcomed local business partners to the  Fitchburg State University Engineering Technology Department's Industry Advisory Board (IAB) meeting. Included on the agenda was an opportunity for students ask these industry professionals questions, and to present their work to the partners in attendance.

Students in Professor Nancy Green's  Nursing Musculoskeletal Assessment Lab get a foundation for nursing assessing the patients musculoskeletal system which includes collecting data regarding the structure and movement of the body, as well the patient's mobility. 

Students in Biology and Chemistry Professor Steven Fiedler's Chemistry Seminar course present their research in the Liscotti Pavilion in the Antonucci Science Complex. This course is designed as a capstone course for those who are pursuing a major in chemistry. Its overall objective of the course is to provide training in areas critical to success in a job or academic pursuit that may not be covered in traditional courses. 

Recently students who are part of the Moderna granted fellows project present their findings to their mentor, Dr. Eric Williams. 

Students in Biology and Chemistry Professor Dr. Michael Nosek's Cell Biology course work on an experiment in the Antonucci Science Complex.  In this course, cellular and subcellular structure and function are covered. Major topics include membranes, cell organelles and biogenesis, energy metabolism, regulatory mechanisms, signal transduction, DNA structure and function, transcription and translation, cell cycle control, and cancer development. Laboratory experiments focus on current cell biology methodologies and instrumentation, and include spectrophotometry, cell fractionation, microscopy, electrophoresis and cell culture technologies.

Second year students in Nursing Professor Jennifer Dupuis  Nursing Foundations  Lab. were able to work wit third year students, acting as coaches, to review all the various procedures they performed over the semester. This course is designed to be the foundation for nursing knowledge and theory. Emphasis is placed on professionalism, caring, communication, cultural considerations, spirituality, sexuality and health promoting activities.