A $1.4 million nursing simulation center will soon open for Elmhurst College (Ill.) students and hospital staff at Elmhurst Memorial Hospital, according to an article on the My Suburban Life website.
The 4,600-square-foot Elmhurst College Simulation Center at Elmhurst Memorial will feature simulation labs where nursing students can practice low-fidelity skills like wound care and giving injections.
In addition, life-size, robotic-simulated patients will reside in the labs. The simulated patients can be programmed to display symptoms and conditions ranging from a fever to giving birth with complications. A control room hidden behind one-way mirrors will allow directors to reprogram and change a simulated patient’s condition without students knowing and create near-to-life situations, the article said.
The simulation lab allows staff to practice as a group for emergency situations in a near-to-life environment, the article said.
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