Nursing Simulation Lab and Skills Lab: Madonna University ABSN
The second stage in Madonna University’s Hybrid Accelerated BSN program is practicing the nursing concepts you learned online. This is achieved through our on-site nursing simulation labs and skills lab, featuring state-of-the-art medical training equipment.
At our accelerated nursing program site near Detroit, students work with instructors to gain hands-on nursing skills practice using high-tech manikins that realistically simulate a wide variety of functions. Students can monitor the manikins’ breathing, blood pressure, and heart rate patterns and perform wound care.
Nursing Skills Lab
Our nursing skills lab is designed to imitate a real-world hospital environment, with advanced medical equipment, supplies, and manikins, allowing students to practice nursing concepts in a safe and controlled setting. Nursing skills labs teach you how to apply fundamental nursing skills, including:
- Holistic head-to-toe assessment
- Inserting a catheter
- Taking blood pressure, pulse, and respirations
- Wound care
- Nasogastric (NG) tube insertion
You will undergo exercises to become familiar with equipment like vials, needles, and electronics, which you will encounter daily in a clinical environment. The goal will be to get comfortable with skills and techniques before applying them in simulations or clinicals. These skills are the foundation of a nursing career, and working hard in labs will ensure you have the platform to continue your growth as a nursing student.
You can apply the experience from these lessons in a real-world setting with clinical rotations at Henry Ford Health in Metro Detroit.
Nursing Simulation Lab
During the nursing simulation lab, students advance their nursing skills through realistic scenarios that challenge them to problem-solve, collaborate, and think critically without fear of harming a patient.
Throughout the hybrid ABSN program, you’ll attend the nursing simulation lab at our program site, each supporting different learning objectives. Students may play different roles in the simulated scenarios, acting as nurses, doctors, or family members, to gain a complete understanding of how to communicate effectively while applying critical thinking skills to patient care.
You will work as a group with your fellow cohort members, encountering scenarios designed to test your ability to adapt rapidly. Sessions are structured around:
- A pre-lab briefing, where students are informed about a mock clinical scenario they may encounter.
- A simulated scenario, which may evolve on the fly to replicate a real-world situation like a patient experiencing sudden heart failure.
- A post-lab debrief, where students and instructors sit down to evaluate how the session went and where they could improve.
