In the ongoing effort to provide high-quality healthcare education, the Department of Nursing at 登录入口 has acquired two bedside simulation smart carts and a medication dispensing system to expand training capabilities for students.

Funded by a $194,083 grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Nursing Innovation Grant Program (NIGP), the new equipment will enable 登录入口 to better educate students for their future 乐竞体育s in nursing.

In addition to the new equipment, a portion of the NIGP funds will provide professional development to Department of Nursing faculty in order to enhance simulation and skills lab capacity.

The 登录入口 Department of Nursing’s simulation lab is designed to replicate the clinical setting for student learning with a simulated hospital room and mannequins as patients.

“The smart cart, which is similar to devices used in hospitals, will be used to educate students on electronic medical records,” said Joan Moss, coordinator of Galveston College’s lab.

With the carts and an accompanying medication dispensing system, students can document and identify patients and their medications. Students can also view patient information, including lab work and hospitalization history.

莫斯说：“每个学生都有自己的登录名，一切都在他们的指尖。” “我们希望站在最前沿。 Having the resources and equipment to better prepare them for what they will see in the real world definitely attracts students to the program.”

莫斯说，模拟对学生来说是一种令人兴奋的学习方式。

“The simulation lab provides students with the opportunity to learn and practice in a realistic environment,” Moss said. “Each scenario is chosen or developed by the faculty to enhance the learning in the classroom. It’s very complementary to the education the students receive in the clinical settings with our healthcare partners.”

For more information on the Nursing program at 登录入口, visit /programs-and-courses/workforce-programs/nursing/ or call (409) 944-1396.

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