Students are scheduled for initial instruction of psychomotor nursing skills at either one of the newly renovated Learning Labs located on the basement levels of Service Building A (2233 Volunteer Blvd) and the Nursing Education Building (1412 Circle Drive).
These Learning Labs contain equipment and supplies to train the essential nursing skills used in care, and examples of skills learned in these labs include safety measures, patient hygiene, body mechanics, medication administration, suctioning, and intravenous access. Manikins and multiple task trainers are also available to enhance student practice.
In the undergraduate program, psychomotor skill training includes a Simulation-Based Mastery Learning (SBML) curriculum for specific psychomotor skills identified as being essential for safe nursing practice. The SBML curriculum is a competency-based educational method aimed at ensuring all learners acquire essential knowledge and skill through deliberate practice and evaluation using rigorously developed performance measurements to confirm skill mastery.
