Skills Lab in the School of Nursing at NMSU
The Nursing Skills Lab is used primarily to teach skills to
those students enrolled in courses such as Principles of Nursing Practice to
Maternal Child and Pediatrics.
Highlights of the Lab - There are four simulation mannequins, three adults and one infant. Each are programmed through a computer and can be used to simulate those clinical experiences that students may not always see in actual clinical rotations.
There is also a birthing mother
that delivers on an actual birthing bed. Two stretchers are also available such
as those used in an emergency department or for transporting to and from an
operating room.
In addition, there is a four-bed
lab, a six-bed lab, and a seven-bed lab that are all equipped with brand new
hospital beds, bedside tables, oxygen, medical gas, and suction. Each station
has fully working blood pressure cuffs, and instruments for eye and ear
assessments.
Additional equipment includes
wound dressing carts, medication carts, a crash cart, and laundry carts that are
all exactly like those seen in health care settings. Other equipment includes
the vitalsim mannequins with sound trainer technology used to perform
assessments. Also, there is virtual I.V. training through computer simulations.
The labs also have "Open Lab"
hours on a weekly basis so that students may come in and practice their skills
under the direction of the Skills Lab Coordinator who is also a registered
nurse. Students working on their nursing skills within the labs are provided
with the necessary supplies and equipment to complete assignments and projects
during visits. Lab hours are available throughout the semester. Check with the
Skills Lab
Coordinator for more details.
It is our goal to create an environment that is very similar to what our students will see when they go out to facilities to complete their clinical hours. The faculty who teach in these labs remain current on their skills, products, and supplies, so that they can keep the lab equipment and supplies updated for our students.
The Nursing labs, including the Skills Lab, are located on the northern half of the first floor of the Health & Social Services building. For further information, please contact us at (575) 646-3699.
School of Nursing
MSC 3185
New Mexico State University
P. O. Box
30001
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001
Email: nursing@nmsu.edu
Telephone: (575)
646-3812
Fax: (575) 646-2167