Services, Facilities and Equipment
Services
The CSSRC hosts over 11,900 student visits annually to the centre to engage in Simulation Based Education (SBE). The centre provides learners with the opportunity to learn and refine new knowledge which is practiced in a safe, realistic environment with the support of the CSSRC team. One of the challenges we meet is to bridge the gap between theory and practice, the CSSRC attempts to provide part of the answer by giving a safe protected space for students to combine theory with practical skills. The use of SBE in the centre has been shown to improve student confidence, competence, and patient safety outcomes while providing a safe learning environment for nursing students to practice clinical skills and decision-making without the risk of harming real patients.
The Undergraduate Programmes would include
- BSc Nursing – General
- BSc Nursing – Integrated childrens and general nursing
- BSc Nursing- Mental Health
- BSc Nursing – Intellectual Disability
- BSc Midwifery
We also provide support to Postgraduate Courses which would include.
- CPDs
- Postgraduate Diplomas
- Masters [taught and research]
- PhD students
Facilities
We have a number of spaces available on the 2nd floor of the school to provide training and support to learners such as ward rooms, open skills rooms, paediatric rooms and midwifery room. Our simulation suite is one of the best equiped spaces in the country, see the virtual tour in the about us section.
Equipment
For scenario-based training we use high fidelity mannequins, when combined with the appropriate briefing and training our Nursing and Midwiffery students are able to fully immerse themselves in the simulated scenario. The mannequins used are able to display a wide range of physiological and neurological symptoms as well as pharmacological responses. We also use trained actors who add a voice to the mannequins which adds an additional layer of realism to the scenario. We have 3 high-fidelity patient simulators in our simulation suite that allows for realistic clinical scenarios to be simulated in a safe and controlled environment. We can simulate emergency situations, allowing Nursing and Midwifery students to practice a wide range of clinical skills, including patient assessment, communication, and teamwork with guidance from the staff in the CSSRC and the academic staff of the school.
