The Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College held a ribbon cutting for their newly renovated nurse lab. Student enrolled this fall semester will be able to experience a unique, hands-on, simulation ...

Human Patient Simulators or High Fidelity Manikins are life-size adult and infant patient simulators that replicate elements of human physiology; such as respiration, heart rhythm, and pulse. They are ...

Nurses, doctors and even health care students who want to practice on pediatric patients in Cedar Rapids can now turn to a new high-tech helper at Mercy Medical Center. It’s a patient simulator that ...

A computerized patient simulator valued at $30,000 and designed to improve the training of medical students has been donated to the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences by Margaret W. Paroski ...

Augustana University’s nursing program has some new faces and new simulation equipment thanks to a $440,000 grant it received last fall. That grant, from the U.S. Economic Development Administration ...

Hospital patients experience hundreds of thousands of falls annually, with increased length of stay and care costs, according to The Joint Commission. A smart sock system significantly reduced patient ...

From shock-absorbing flooring to wearable technologies, hospitals have tried a litany of interventions to get to zero patient falls. But for years, falls have consistently landed on The Joint ...

Three-dimensional image simulation is popular among women planning breast augmentation surgery. But while this evolving technology may enhance communication, it doesn't improve patient satisfaction ...