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.
Momma Maria delivers her baby with some help from local first responders and Penn State Scranton nursing students.
The 'newborn' is carefully wrapped in blanket and in a real-life situation, would be transported to the hospital for evaluation and any necessary treatment.
The Sim Mom's stomach can be snapped open to show students a realistic view of how the internal organs appear during a delivery. Here, the stomach is actually being snapped shut post-delivery.
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.