Recent philanthropic support is helping to grow programs and resources
all over Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH). One such area
of growth is nursing simulation training. Thanks to donor support, RWJUH
has expanded the resources in our nursing simulation lab, enabling our
nurses to integrate and apply new knowledge, skills, critical thinking,
and spontaneous problem-solving in an active and “real-time”
format. These simulation drills accelerate the processes of mastering
critical medical information and refining important psychomotor skills.
This is especially true of simulation-based training that involves cooperative
and collaborative scenarios. Moreover, because they are simulations, they
are safe and non-threatening. The pace of innovation in health care is
such that nurses must constantly undertake professional education and
training to remain current. In fact, it is estimated that at the present
rate, today’s “state-of-the-art” in diagnosis and treatment
will be completely replaced at least four times during the next three
decades. Funding from donors is helping RWJUH to stay ahead of that pace
and train our nurses to provide the best and most relevant care to our
patients every day.