A Nursing Skills Laboratory where students learn and practice their clinical skills in one of two fully equipped Nursing Laboratory areas.

Resources include:

• Client care units for basic and advanced nursing skills development
• Diagnostic/clinical decision-making tools and equipment
• Medication units
• Special mannequins for demonstration of various procedures
• A variety of teaching aids
• Classroom areas
• Laboratory assistive personnel

A Computer Center where students learn, practice and apply basic computer skills.

Resources include:

• Access to a computer-based health care consulting system, as well as a variety of library data bases through the campus-wide computer network
• State-of-the-art IBM and IBM-compatible PCs and peripherals
• RN-CAT: a computerized adaptive testing program simulating NCLEX-RN
• Computer-assisted instruction
• Popular business applications (word processing, database management, spreadsheet and graphics)
• A small library of current textbooks concerning clinical skills and issues, including a section referenced by the computer-based health care consulting system

An Audiovisual Media Resource Center where students reinforce classroom instruction using a variety of audio-visual resources for self-guided study.

Resources include:

• Over 600 videotapes
• Over 40 slide sets
• 80 audio tapes

Services available at the Learning Center for Nursing:

• Consultation
• tutoring 

Facilities and resources for:

• Demonstrations
• Seminars
• Group study
• Classes

Location:

The Learning Center for Nursing is located on the bottom floor of Angela Hall.