Texas Tech University: School of Nursing

First Choice Nursing Education in Lubbock, Texas

Practice clinical skills in the nationally recognized School of Nursing Clinical Simulation Center.

The Clinical Simulation Center (CSC), one of the best simulation centers in the nation, provides a hands-on training field for student to learn and practice skills in a non-stress environment. Students are able to master skills prior to caring for patients in real clinical settings. Features of the CSC include:

• Over 8,800 square feet
• Emergency Room Setting
• Hospital Room Settings
• Clinical Treatment Settings
• Respiratory Care Setting
• Nurses’ Station
• Scrub Room
• X-Ray Stations
• Furnished One Bedroom Apartment
• Physiological Models
• Computerized Mannequins
• Virtual Health Care Applications
• Open 24 Hours Daily
• Faculty Associates Available After Hours and Weekends

The CSC provides manual and computerized mannequins that simulate people ranging in age from infants to children to adolescents to adults. Mannequins also represent various genders and ethnic groups. The mannequins simulate needs for various treatments such as life support, pregnancy examination, birth, intravenous treatment, emergency intervention, wound care, interpretation of heart/lung/bowel sounds and much more.

What do students say about the CSC?

“I’ve spent a lot of hours in the CSC practicing and building my confidence. When you get into an actual patient’s room, you know what you are looking for.
— Trecia Jones-Clouden, senior nursing student from Virginia.

“You can read about something, but practicing with simulated scenarios really prepares you for real-life situations.
— Chris Nelson, senior nursing student from DeSoto, Texas.

“The first time I did an IV on a real patient, the guy told me he didn’t feel a thing. The time spent practicing in the CSC was worth every minute.
— Lizette Ornelas, senior student from El Paso, Texas.

For additional information, please contact:

Texas Tech University - School of Nursing 3601 4th Street, MS 6264 Lubbock, Texas 79430 Contact: 806-743-2737 Website: www.ttuhsc.edu/son/