Annette Blasi-Strubeck, MSN, CCRN, Instructor, Nursing (right) works with students in The Nursing Sim Lab in the campus' Nursing Suite. The realistic patient simulators give students hands on experience in the classroom.
Penn State Scranton nursing students gain hands-on experience and practice with a computerized mannequin resembling a newborn.
Using a birthing mother and newborn simulator, nursing students gain hands-on learning experiences and can practice their clinical assessment skills in a controlled environment.
The Nursing Sim Lab in the campus' Nursing Suite houses all of the patient simulator robots that are currently in use at Penn State Scranton. The realistic simulators have proven to be a valuable teaching tool at the campus and faculty hope to be able to add more to the campus' collection.
Nursing Instructor Theresa Baker, MSN, RN checks the vitals of Sim Junior, which represents a seven-year-old boy. In addition to emulating vital signs for nursing students to check, Sim Junior can also cough and say yes or no.