1. Designing a Simulation Learning Lab to Enhance the Students Experience
Wendy Ouellette MSNc RN CPON
Josephine Atinaja-Faller RN MSN CNS

2. Objectives
Through a needs assessment, identify strategies for faculty and administrative buy-in.
Discuss various strategies in building a simulation lab.

3. Project Management
A project manager was selected and worked in conjunction with other faculty and Deans of the College. An architect was hired to consult on the room planning as well as an audiovisual specialist team.

4. Acquisition of Equipment
Through a generous donor alumni Phyllis Nickerson Dotson class of ‘62 and George S Dotson, we were able to purchase….
2 Laerdal Mannequins: Sim Man and Sim Baby
Renovated an existing nursing skills lab
State of the art Control Room
Video camera
Hospital beds and stretchers
Zoll Defibrillator
IV Pump rentals
Two debriefing plasma monitors

5. Simulation in Numbers Spring and Summer 2009: Fall 2009: Staff:
Total Number of Students: 780
Cumulative Hours: 10,680
Fall 2009:
Total Number of Students: 468
Cumulative Hours: 3, 128
Staff:
One director/full time faculty
8 adjunct faculty
2 Simulation technologists
Lab coordinator

6. Student Reflections
“I was surprised to see the new set up, and was pleased with the changes made. I think the way the sim lab is now set up is more conducive to learning because it is more realistic.”
“This was my first time using the new lab and it was absolutely amazing. I’m jealous of the underclassmen who have the privilege of using this lab from the beginning.”

7. Timeline Fall 2005- Vital SIM, task trainers
Fall Acquire Laerdal equipment (SIM MAN & Baby), Med/Surg II
Spring Add Med/Surg I
Summer Add Pedi, OB, & Fundamentals
Fall Move into new LAB, Add Community & Psych
Spring Add Family Nurse Practitioner Advanced Health Assessment
To date: all elements of the Undergraduate Curriculum and one Graduate Course rotate through the simulation lab

8. Control Room Picture

9. SimMan

10. Debrief

11. SimBaby

12. Contact Information and Contributors
Wendy Ouellette BSN RN CPON
Josephine Atinaja-Faller
Contributors:
Victor Tsveybel, RN MS ANP
Meghan Quigley, BA simulation technologist
Jamie Traynor, media specialist