The Robert Y. Moffat Family Charitable Trust has once again displayed its strong interest in furthering nursing education in Northeastern Pennsylvania and beyond with its recent gift of $60,000 to purchase a new Sim Man for nursing students at Penn State Worthington Scranton.
Sim Man is a realistic, full-body adult, patient simulator which provides comprehensive clinical functions needed to teach the essential skills of airway, breathing, cardiac and circulation management.
The Sim Man includes wireless, touch-screen simulated patient monitors that give concise clinical feedback to students including snapshots of 12 lead ECGs and patient X-rays, CAT scans, MRIs and other diagnostic tools. Devices like Sim Man have revolutionized nursing education by creating literally hundreds of real-life health scenarios that students would never have an opportunity to experience during their clinical rotations in the field.
The Robert Y. Moffat Family Charitable Trust has been a loyal supporter of the nursing curriculum at Worthington Scranton with gifts totaling close to $200,000. In addition to Sim Man, they have supported the renovation of the Nursing Lab, the campus' annual Pediatric Health Fair and outreach activities for the elderly.
