Center for Nursing Education and Simulation

The Center for Nursing Education and Simulation (CNES), located in Johnson Hall on the West Lafayette campus, supports the School of Nursing and its faculty in the teaching-learning process.

The CNES is designed to provide realistic clinical settings to allow the student opportunities to practice clinical decision making, communication with patients and families, delegation to other healthcare providers and skill acquisition. Providing opportunities for students to learn "hands-on" patient encounters and skills is the goal of the CNES.

The CNES houses multiple high-fidelity simulators, including an adult (Sim Man), an infant (Sim Baby), a child (Pedia-Sim) and a maternity simulator (Noelle). These simulators, most of which have voices, heart, lung and bowel sounds, pulses and programmable vital signs, immerse the students in realistic clinical situations.

"Clinical simulation provides the nursing student with patient situations which they may not see in the clinical setting," says CNES Coordinator, Susan Fisher, RN. "Exposure to these patient situations provides the opportunity to practice clinical decision making in a safe, non-threatening environment."

Simulation Video (coming soon)

Static mannequins are also available in the CNES for students to practice and validate various nursing skills; including IV insertion, Foley catheter insertion and maintenance, wound management, nasogastric tube insertion and maintenance, and medication administration.

Virtual IV

Virtual IV is available for students to practice IV insertion using computerized software. With over 150 scenarios, this software provides the user with immediate feedback on the chosen insertion site, technique and disposal of equipment.

Availability

The CNES has both scheduled and open lab times. Open lab times are posted on a weekly basis. Room reservations are handled online.