Rutgers University-Camden: School of Nursing and Science Building

05/09/14

The students are being trained on 10 new state of the art “high fidelity” patient simulator manikins where students can learn to detect and treat health problems while the lifelike simulators respond to treatment. The Center includes: two adult manikins, females that have the ability to simulate childbirth (SimMom); pediatric manikins ages 5 to 8 years; and baby manikins.

"We use simulation as an educational tool that allows our students to have active participation in simulated scenarios," says Robert Scoloveno, an assistant professor at the Rutgers School of Nursing–Camden. “These range from acute situations, such as a heart attack, to situations as simple as communication with a patient. “The manikins allow us to standardize the experience so that every student has the same experience,” Scoloveno says.