Our third-year Nursing students got a simulation experience today in the Nursing Simulation Laboratory. After going over the scenario and treatment, teams entered the room where Nursing Simulation Lab Director Ian Murray reprised the role of James Irons, a recovering alcoholic who may have relapsed and ended up in the hospital. James is complaining of itching from bed bugs, and seeing a squirrel in the room.

This course is a unique collaboration between our Nursing Simulation Laboratory and our Adult Learning in the Fitchburg Area (ALFA) where our nursing staff prepares lifelong learners to serve as Standardized Patients (SPs) for undergraduate nursing simulations. Participants will learn how to accurately and consistently portray specific patient scenarios, provide valuable, constructive feedback to students from the ‘patient’s perspective’, and contribute to the safety and realism of the clinical learning environment. No prior acting experience is required; the curriculum is specifically designed to help non-actors use their own life experiences to create authentic patient portrayals for our students. This first session served as an introduction to the training, and a tour of the Nursing Simulation Laboratory. 

Senior nursing student Chris worked through a home care scenario in our Nursing Simulation Laboratory. Among the treatments, Mr. Harrington was in need of a catheter replacement.

Our newest Nursing Student cohort in the START STRONG; Your Nursing Journey Begins Here program spent this morning with tours of our Nursing Foundations Labs - where they will be spending a lot of time. Nursing faculty and current students took questions about the Nursing program and what to expect in their first year.

Our newest Nursing Student cohort in the START STRONG; Your Nursing Journey Begins Here program got a chance to see what a college level Anatomy & Physiology course was like with  Biology and Chemistry Professor John Ludlam. Learn more about the program here. 

This morning, the university  welcomed members of our newest Nursing Student cohort to campus for the START STRONG; Your Nursing Journey Begins Here program. After checking in, settling in the dorm, and breakfast, President Hodge welcomed the newest Falcons. Afterward, Nursing Program Professor Karen Beaton. along with current students and faculty, began an array of activities with the students.

Professor Karen Beaton instructs the Nursing Care of The Family Nursing course in Thompson Hall, having students work in groups to sharpen their care diagnostic skills. Students in the course are enrolled in our LPN to BS in Nursing Bridge Program. 

Last week, nursing students and their faculty held an unconventional way of studying for the NCLEX exam, The exam was developed by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) to test the competency of nursing school graduates in the U.S. and Canada. This Family Feud style battle was played by teams named The Specialties, SSRawrIs. The Carebears, A&Ox4, Vibes and Vitals and the faculty team - The Brainy Bunch.

Recently. our third-year nursing students worked through a pediatric patient scenario in our Nursing Simulation Laboratory. One of our Senior nursing student played the role of the concerned mother.

After going over the scenario and treatment, teams of our second-year Nursing students entered the  Nursing Simulation Laboratory patient room where they worked through a diabetes patient scenario. The student nurses assessed, took vitals, administered medications, and checked the patients wound.