The hardware equipment necessary to support these software holdings is available and located in a large, open carrel area that has varied patterns of workstations and seats. In addition, flipcharts, independent learning activities and modules are available. Students can practice in the fifteen bed hospital simulation laboratory with each unit consisting of an electric bed, bedside table, over bed table, bedside chair, hand washing facilities, and draw curtains. This lab also includes a functional intensive care head wall with suction, oxygen and a heart monitor, emergency and traditional medicine carts, and a separate medication room with knee gate hand washing facilities. Two smaller laboratories provide flexible space for a variety of lab experiences for both individual and small group instruction, e.g., IV therapy.
Practice ranges from simple bed making to advanced skills in intensive care.
The NMC has some of the latest professional practice materials and models. A student lounge is available for breaks. In addition, the NMC faculty serves as a resource for both faculties and students, and acts as a liaison between the NMC and individual courses in the curriculum. With input from the School of Nursing Curriculum Committee, the NMC faculty identifies resources appropriate to support and enhance the curriculum, and meet specified outcomes for students. Staff assists in maintaining learning equipment and supplies, and assembles needed resources in setting-up lab experiences.