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.

Students in Biology and Chemistry Professor Dr. Michael Nosek's Cell Culture Techniques course work on the last  experiment in the Antonucci Science Complex. This course consists of a survey of the techniques and experimental approaches used in cell culture experimentation. Topics covered will include sterile technique, media preparation, types and sources of cells, cell propagation and quantification, and viability assays. Students will develop their own research project based on their interests. They will use the scientific method to formulate hypotheses and carry out appropriate experiments to address the hypotheses.

Students in Nursing Professor Althea Aranda's Med-Surgical Nursing I Foundations Lab work through various scenarios they will face in clinics. This course establishes the foundation for core concepts in the nursing care of adults with common health alterations. The development of critical thinking skills is emphasized. Nursing care is presented using a nursing process framework. Kudos to our Nursing Students and Faculty, for the recently announced that 98% of its May 2023 nursing graduates passed the NCLEX licensure examination on their first try last summer and fall. Read more about that here.

Our Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) student club, who won fourth place at the MIT IEEE MicroMouse (Robot) competition in October, received their team, and individual certificates yesterday afternoon. Dean of The School of Business and Technology Dr. Jennifer Hanselman and Engineering Technology Professor Hong Yu presented students with the certificates.

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.