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UOP Opens Nurse Training Facility in Phoenix

If you are looking for a state of the art program for your LPN to BSN degree, the University of Phoenix has opened a state of the art complex to train nurses in a near, real life atmosphere.

University of Phoenix will debut its immersive learning center featuring state-of-the-art wireless high-fidelity SIM Man 3G “patient” mannequins that cry, talk, sweat, cough and breathe; and a high-fidelity baby that reacts astonishingly similar to its live counterpart, at a private reception and grand opening on Thursday, Oct. 29, across from its Elwood Street campus in Phoenix.

The University is introducing the immersive learning program in its LPN to BSN degree program, with plans to integrate it into other nursing degree programs. Faculty facilitators are highly trained on the immersive learning approach beyond the University’s standard requisites for teaching. Their rigorous training includes 16 hours of clinical instruction, 8 hours of mentoring and a minimum of 16 hours of prior supervised teaching in a practical learning environment before they facilitate their first learning experience with nursing students.

Immersive learning and the use of simulation labs are valuable tools to train students in the skills and tasks they’ll use in their future nursing profession. A learning experience in a simulated clinical environment that mirrors the students’ real-world clinical or hospital rotation provides a safe, non-life-threatening atmosphere in which to make mistakes, learn from those mistakes, and ultimately results in improved risk management because of the student’s higher quality of care and immersive training.

Earning a nursing degree can give you an opportunity for a great career. Nurses are in demand in major metropolitan areas across the country.

Colleges See Shortage of Flu Vaccine

College campuses across the nation are on high alert to watch out for outbreaks of H1N1. Anywhere that there are large groups of people in close proximity to one another is at a high risk for spread of the disease.
For most people, getting the flu vaccine every year usually isn’t a problem.
But this [...]

Christine Hefner Offers Advice to Students at Syracuse

College students can learn everything they need to from a book during their years in school. But how do they prepare for the real world once they graduate? When students are getting ready to head off in to the world of business, advice from someone who has been a key executive can be [...]

Survey Looks at Student Engagement

Researchers at the National Survey of Student Engagement have conducted a survey to better find out how students really interact at the college level. These surveys are important to researchers who are looking to put their finger on today’s college student. There are some encouraging findings, and some that are a bit “disappointing”.
Here [...]

Sierra College Receives LEED Certification

Not only are careers going green, so are college campuses. Many schools across the country are making a concerted effort to lower their emissions and use alternative fuel sources. These campuses also have large scale recycling programs and water conservation programs. But, one college in California is a stand out. They [...]

Oregon Culinary Institute offers Management Degrees

If you want to earn a degree in culinary arts and management, the Oregon Culinary Institute has developed a comprehensive management program within their school. They now offer an associates degree program several areas of culinary management.
Responding to strong demand from both students and the restaurant industry, Oregon Culinary Institute announced today [...]

WSU Offers “Green” Programs

When it comes to hot new careers, “green jobs” and health care are where the action is. Green careers are on the rise, are estimated to become a $1.5 Trillion Industry. Areas such as alternative power, environmental engineering, and environmental science are just some of the areas where qualified personnel are needed. Washington [...]

Many Options with an Education Degree

School teachers of today have less in common than teachers 50 years ago. Technological advances have given teaching a new direction, and even how one earns a teaching degree.
As the technological and financial aspects of the American education system change rapidly, current and prospective teachers have more content and methodology than ever [...]

Healthy Campus Launched in Sussex County

College students are known to put o a few pounds when living away from home. It is generally the first time they make all of their own eating and lifestyle decisions without input from mom and dad. Health should be of the utmost importance of students, and one college is heading a campaign for [...]

How to Plan for College Funding

The average American today is saving less money as people face cuts and unemployment. Parents of college age students are faced with the challenge of financing a college education, when savings are down. The average college will cost $20,000 a year, and that’s a public college figure. The following can help get you [...]