Champlin Foundations awards CCRI $324,180 to establish simulation center

The Champlin Foundations has awarded the Community College of Rhode Island $324,180 to establish a high-fidelity allied simulation center at the college’s Flanagan Campus in Lincoln.
The Multidisciplinary Clinical Simulation Center, which is expected to open in February, will be used for students studying nursing and allied health, President Ray Di Pasquale said.
High-fidelity patient simulation involves the use of computerized mannequins that replicate real-life scenarios. Clinical simulations at CCRI have been limited to low- to medium-fidelity scenarios in the nursing department’s associate degree and practical nurse programs.
“With the Champlin Foundations funding, we will be able to expand and integrate clinical simulation beyond nursing and into all allied health curriculums offered at CCRI,” Vice President for Academic Affairs Greg Lamontagne said.
Faculty-designed simulations, which involve role players, provide students with a controlled environment in which to develop their skills and rehearse the management of complex or crisis situations. Students are evaluated during the simulation and receive constructive feedback during a debriefing session afterward.
The college has one high-fidelity male mannequin, SimMan3G, and will purchase a second. The funding also will be used to purchase two SimJunior pediatric mannequins that simulate a wide range of conditions from a healthy, talking 6-year-old boy to an unresponsive, critical patient with no vital signs.
Also funded will be two SimMom obstetrical mannequins, which are advanced full-body birthing simulators, and one SimNewB neonatal/infant mannequin. The grant will also be put toward purchase of a mechanical ventilator and two noninvasive positive pressure ventilators.
The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing and the National League of Nursing, among others, have embraced or mandated the use of clinical simulation as a component of entry-level curricula.
CCRI’s long-term goal is to achieve accreditation for the center from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, which requires a two-year track record of excellence as a condition of application for review and accreditation.

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