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A new teaching center was added to Illinois Wesleyan University’s School of Nursing (SON) on Oct. 13, enabling students to practice their skills in both simulated hospital and home healthcare environments. Simulation nursing education is a method used to guide students in clinical scenarios and let them experience a range of medical situations in a safe and controlled environment. “The new center gives us the autonomy we will experience once we graduate, but without the worry of hurting someone. It forces us to think critically about emergent situations,” said senior Nursing major Natalie Statham. Now in the garden center of Stevenson Hall, the simulation center features two “hospital” rooms equipped with computer-run mannequins. Professional laboratory staff member Becky Altic, BSN, RN, programs the mannequins with specific medical conditions, vital signs and outcomes to mimic “patient” responses from a control room. Working behind a two-way mirror, Altic is no longer visible to the students. “This not only increases fidelity, but also prohibits the students from anticipating any changes made in the “patients” condition,” Altic said. In SON’s previous center on the first floor, Altic would control the mannequin in the same room as the students. “This didn’t affect the quality of students’ experiences, but the addition of the control room allows us to communicate more efficiently with the “patient” and maintain focus on the clinical scenario,” senior Nursing major Colin Barr said. While the previous design adequately provided quality and safety training for nursing students, the new center is now consistent with best practices in simulated nursing environments. Altic developed the basic design, but consulted with professionals experienced in wiring, construction and audio. “As our budget increased, many people contributed ideas for enhancements,” Altic said. The new center has much more space, and the addition of a Community Health room, which mimics a small apartment and allows students to conduct home health assessments in a life-like setting. The students are expected to evaluate the patient and their environment, looking for “safety issues, proper medication storage and necessary resources,” Altic said. “The space can also convert to an agency, providing the students with a simulated agency visit,” said Altic. The layout of the simulation center was designed with a pathway from the simulation room to the debriefing that prohibits student interaction. “The students finishing their simulations no longer walk past those who are waiting to start theirs, which prevents any transfer of information or emotion to those who have not yet participated in the simulation,” Altic said. “The simulations are now filmed, enabling the nursing staff to review the simulations with the students more efficiently,” Barr said. .The state-of-the-art simulation center is not only favorable to current students, but according to SON Director Vicki Folse, it also meets the demands of increased student enrollment. “Every year the class sizes continue to grow, which illustrates to me that prospective students want to graduate from our program because we produce quality nurses that are prepared for that next step after graduation. The new simulation center adds to this,” Barr said. Volume 121 | Issue 9 blogs.iwu.edu/argus/ November 7, 2014 Women’s soccer to face Augustana in semi-finals SPORTS, BACKPAGE Google Glass makes appearance at IWU FEATURES, p. 6 After Halloween, Thanksgiving isn’t on everyone’s minds OPINIONS, p. 9 Argus the Illinois Wesleyan University KACIE GRAVES STAFF WRITER Illinois Wesleyan University’s Transforming Lives fundraising campaign reached $141 million, surpassing its $125 million goal, on Monday, Oct. 27. The campaign, which was announced in May 2009, sought to increase the size of the university’s endowment—the number of student scholarships and support for the Wesleyan Fund. Additionally, the campaign helped to fund significant additions and improvements to campus buildings and facilities. “In 2006, The Board of Trustees approved a direction of where we were going and we knew we were going to need additional resources to achieve that plan,” said President Richard F. Wilson. “It unfolded naturally and we had to decide what our goals were and what our alumni and friends might be interested in. In 2008, we began to formulate the plan more specifically,” said Wilson. Wilson believes that student involvement is the reason behind the campaign’s success. “Every time we bring an alumnus on campus to meet the students, they’re always impressed. Students had an impact on our success that they might not even know about just by being themselves and interacting with the alumni,” said Wilson. According to Wilson, the campaign helped to raise the number of alumni who support the university and, by the end of the campaign, 5,000 alumni were giving gifts to the University. This increased the number of alumni participation by 25 percent. “The more alumni that support us, the better position we are going to be in. Whether that gift is 10 dollars or 1,000 dollars, it helps the university,” said Wilson. The Campaign also succeeded in creating endowed chairs and professorships for the faculty, and, according to Wilson, within the last five years, IWU has secured 31 endowed professorships. Because of these endowments, professors will receive more funds, providing their students with a higher amount of opportunities like guest speakers, conferences and research assistance. “An endowment brings new experiences for professors and for students. On the professor’s side, it gives me access to legal materials, research materials and employment law and intellectual property which are my areas,” said professor of business administration Robert A. Kearny. An important component to the Transforming Lives Campaign is its attention to scholarships, particularly the Promise Scholarships, which provide support for students with significant financial need. “The Promise Scholarships provide funding in order to fill the gap. They give prospective students a pathway for becoming a Titan,” said vice president for advancement Martin Smith. Because the Transforming Lives Campaign assisted prospective students with financial means, this year’s entering class consisted of individuals from diverse racial, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds. “I always hate it when a prospective student says that Wesleyan is the school they want to go to but they can’t afford it. We try to eliminate the financial element so that students pick the school that they think they will do well in,” said Wilson. Inall, the campaign achieved more than its initial goals, giving the university a higher amount of support, resources and student achievement. “I’d like to thank our advancement staff, led by Marty Smith, the campaign steering committee and the many volunteers across the country who made this campaign such a huge success,” said Wilson. The Transforming Lives Campaign is the largest and most successful campaign in the history of the university. Transforming Lives campaign exceeds goal NUNZIA MARTINO STAFF WRITER Illinois Wesleyan’s School of Nursing opens simulation center PHOTO COURTESY OF: IWU.EDU Nursing students in the new simulation center cannot see Simulation Expert Becky Altic as she observes them through the two-way mirror. PHOTO COURTESY OF: IWU.EDU Students Elise April ‘15 (left) and Rachael Stevenson ‘15 practice their skills in the new simulation center.
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Full Text | A new teaching center was added to Illinois Wesleyan University’s School of Nursing (SON) on Oct. 13, enabling students to practice their skills in both simulated hospital and home healthcare environments. Simulation nursing education is a method used to guide students in clinical scenarios and let them experience a range of medical situations in a safe and controlled environment. “The new center gives us the autonomy we will experience once we graduate, but without the worry of hurting someone. It forces us to think critically about emergent situations,” said senior Nursing major Natalie Statham. Now in the garden center of Stevenson Hall, the simulation center features two “hospital” rooms equipped with computer-run mannequins. Professional laboratory staff member Becky Altic, BSN, RN, programs the mannequins with specific medical conditions, vital signs and outcomes to mimic “patient” responses from a control room. Working behind a two-way mirror, Altic is no longer visible to the students. “This not only increases fidelity, but also prohibits the students from anticipating any changes made in the “patients” condition,” Altic said. In SON’s previous center on the first floor, Altic would control the mannequin in the same room as the students. “This didn’t affect the quality of students’ experiences, but the addition of the control room allows us to communicate more efficiently with the “patient” and maintain focus on the clinical scenario,” senior Nursing major Colin Barr said. While the previous design adequately provided quality and safety training for nursing students, the new center is now consistent with best practices in simulated nursing environments. Altic developed the basic design, but consulted with professionals experienced in wiring, construction and audio. “As our budget increased, many people contributed ideas for enhancements,” Altic said. The new center has much more space, and the addition of a Community Health room, which mimics a small apartment and allows students to conduct home health assessments in a life-like setting. The students are expected to evaluate the patient and their environment, looking for “safety issues, proper medication storage and necessary resources,” Altic said. “The space can also convert to an agency, providing the students with a simulated agency visit,” said Altic. The layout of the simulation center was designed with a pathway from the simulation room to the debriefing that prohibits student interaction. “The students finishing their simulations no longer walk past those who are waiting to start theirs, which prevents any transfer of information or emotion to those who have not yet participated in the simulation,” Altic said. “The simulations are now filmed, enabling the nursing staff to review the simulations with the students more efficiently,” Barr said. .The state-of-the-art simulation center is not only favorable to current students, but according to SON Director Vicki Folse, it also meets the demands of increased student enrollment. “Every year the class sizes continue to grow, which illustrates to me that prospective students want to graduate from our program because we produce quality nurses that are prepared for that next step after graduation. The new simulation center adds to this,” Barr said. Volume 121 | Issue 9 blogs.iwu.edu/argus/ November 7, 2014 Women’s soccer to face Augustana in semi-finals SPORTS, BACKPAGE Google Glass makes appearance at IWU FEATURES, p. 6 After Halloween, Thanksgiving isn’t on everyone’s minds OPINIONS, p. 9 Argus the Illinois Wesleyan University KACIE GRAVES STAFF WRITER Illinois Wesleyan University’s Transforming Lives fundraising campaign reached $141 million, surpassing its $125 million goal, on Monday, Oct. 27. The campaign, which was announced in May 2009, sought to increase the size of the university’s endowment—the number of student scholarships and support for the Wesleyan Fund. Additionally, the campaign helped to fund significant additions and improvements to campus buildings and facilities. “In 2006, The Board of Trustees approved a direction of where we were going and we knew we were going to need additional resources to achieve that plan,” said President Richard F. Wilson. “It unfolded naturally and we had to decide what our goals were and what our alumni and friends might be interested in. In 2008, we began to formulate the plan more specifically,” said Wilson. Wilson believes that student involvement is the reason behind the campaign’s success. “Every time we bring an alumnus on campus to meet the students, they’re always impressed. Students had an impact on our success that they might not even know about just by being themselves and interacting with the alumni,” said Wilson. According to Wilson, the campaign helped to raise the number of alumni who support the university and, by the end of the campaign, 5,000 alumni were giving gifts to the University. This increased the number of alumni participation by 25 percent. “The more alumni that support us, the better position we are going to be in. Whether that gift is 10 dollars or 1,000 dollars, it helps the university,” said Wilson. The Campaign also succeeded in creating endowed chairs and professorships for the faculty, and, according to Wilson, within the last five years, IWU has secured 31 endowed professorships. Because of these endowments, professors will receive more funds, providing their students with a higher amount of opportunities like guest speakers, conferences and research assistance. “An endowment brings new experiences for professors and for students. On the professor’s side, it gives me access to legal materials, research materials and employment law and intellectual property which are my areas,” said professor of business administration Robert A. Kearny. An important component to the Transforming Lives Campaign is its attention to scholarships, particularly the Promise Scholarships, which provide support for students with significant financial need. “The Promise Scholarships provide funding in order to fill the gap. They give prospective students a pathway for becoming a Titan,” said vice president for advancement Martin Smith. Because the Transforming Lives Campaign assisted prospective students with financial means, this year’s entering class consisted of individuals from diverse racial, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds. “I always hate it when a prospective student says that Wesleyan is the school they want to go to but they can’t afford it. We try to eliminate the financial element so that students pick the school that they think they will do well in,” said Wilson. Inall, the campaign achieved more than its initial goals, giving the university a higher amount of support, resources and student achievement. “I’d like to thank our advancement staff, led by Marty Smith, the campaign steering committee and the many volunteers across the country who made this campaign such a huge success,” said Wilson. The Transforming Lives Campaign is the largest and most successful campaign in the history of the university. Transforming Lives campaign exceeds goal NUNZIA MARTINO STAFF WRITER Illinois Wesleyan’s School of Nursing opens simulation center PHOTO COURTESY OF: IWU.EDU Nursing students in the new simulation center cannot see Simulation Expert Becky Altic as she observes them through the two-way mirror. PHOTO COURTESY OF: IWU.EDU Students Elise April ‘15 (left) and Rachael Stevenson ‘15 practice their skills in the new simulation center. |
Collection | Student and Alumni News Periodicals (Illinois Wesleyan University) |