·         The collaboration among the local hospital and schools of nursing provides an opportunity to clarify expectations of competency of new graduates

·         Provides the learner with the opportunity to work with high risk patient situations in a safe environment

·         The use of BSN educators in the Regional Simulation Center supported the increase in admissions to the nursing programs

·         Simulation effectively increases students’ sense of competence

·         Cost-effectiveness of the Regional Simulation Center was demonstrated, excluding the cost of the equipment

After the grant expired the NCTHC consortium continued to fund the Regional Simulation Center. The center continues to be an environment that promotes learning, competence, and research opportunities. Projects can be found and viewed in the links box to the left.

Regional Simulation Center

Mission:

            Facilitate learning for multidisciplinary healthcare providers in an innovative environment which stimulates clinical imagination and competence.

Vision:

·         Provides opportunities which allow the learner(s) to participate in clinical experiences in a non-threatening, safe, and structured environment through the use of both high and low fidelity patient simulators, psychomotor skills labs, role-modeling and other learning strategies.

·         Collaborates with consortium faculty in the development of scenarios using evidence based practice which are challenging for the learners and meet individual program outcomes.

·         Facilitates learning from BSN Educators with clinical expertise in clinical simulation thereby relieving the academic faculty to focus on classroom instruction and provide clinical support to the learners in the practice environment.

·         Models lifelong learning skills by supporting staff personal and professional endeavors for furthering their advance education.

·         Validates competencies for participants through the use of clinical simulation experiences.

Values:

·         Build strong clinical skills and clinical imagination

·         Augment lifelong learning.

·         Promote safe, compassionate, and quality patient care for the healthcare consumer.