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My adult health (Patho) clinical preceptor is making each of us go to a simulation experience at the nursing school, rather than the hospital, on a given Monday this semester. It just so happens that my Sim Lab experience is scheduled for the Monday ...

Hi! So in a little bit, I have to do this Simulation Lab, where I basically perform a focused assessment on the patient (which is a mannequin) and administer meds to it. I have a simulation Physician's Orders which I'm supposed to follow, but sadly I...

It is Simulations Lab Day for the nursing students I teach in my university. As I walk to the lab to prepare for the events of the day, the hallway is lined with students listening to their ipod, cramming notes, drinking coffee and talking nervously....

I am a nurse educator and our school is considering the use of simulators such as SIM man and would like your opinions. What are your thoughts on the use of simulations?Do you gain anything from them?What makes them helpful or not helpful?Do you have...

Hi everyone, I'm a first semester student in an accelerated 2nd degree program. So far I've taken nursing basics/CNA type classes and a history of nursing class. I'm also finishing up a pharmacology class and this class involves simulation labs in ou...

These are my mnemonics for the sim labs for the CPNE. they are longer than most as I wanted more steps included than I generally found in other mnemonics around. hope they help someone. MY CPNE mnemonics.doc

I'll be graduating from an ADN program in 11 weeks and I had my Simulation lab rotation this week (in lieu of clinical, that's how my school does it). While I am grateful for the safety aspect that SIM lab affords me to make mistakes on a mannequin a...

Hey fellow students! I have a SIM lab tomorrow that I am so nervous for and don't feel prepared. Basically, we are on our own as the nurse with three patients. We have to prioritize who to see first. I just wanted to get your guys' input on who you t...

As I tour colleges with my daughter....I saw a state of the art sim lab and I was AMAZED at how realistic the dummies....I mean mannequins were. The sounds that infant made and the pattern of breathing caused a nursing instinct to want to respond imm...

I am a second semester nursing student. I haven't started clinicals yet this semester. I start in about a week. I just feel useless when on clinical. I feel I don't know how to make small talk with patients and am unsure about what I should be doing....