The Nursing Competencies Suite provides students the opportunity to learn their skills in a realistic hospital environment.

Our Competencies Suite features four rooms, including:

• Junior Board of Visitors Mother and Baby Competency Suite
• Sue Ellen and Mike Lucas Pediatric Nursing Competency Suite

These Rooms that can be customized to resemble various healthcare settings, including an emergency room, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), an ambulatory care area, long-term care setting, single patient maternity room and more. These rooms are equipped with high-fidelity features, including real hospital headwalls, wall-mounted monitoring devices, intravenous pumps and oxygen delivery systems, with each room having a dedicated crash cart and defibrillator duplicating those seen in a real clinical setting.

Specialized equipment, including birthing simulators and pediatric cribs are brought into the rooms depending on the training scenario. The Nursing Competencies Suite also has the Jane Kerlin, BSN, RN Nursing Competencies Suite Reception Area that provides a realistic entry point for scenarios, the fully equipped Fay and Linda Ireland Nurses Station and individual control rooms to ensure a comprehensive and controlled training experience.