Clinical Simulation Laboratory earns full accreditation through 2027
January 30, 2023
The Community College of Rhode Island’s Health Sciences Clinical Simulation Laboratory, located at the college’s Lincoln Campus, has been granted full accreditation for
its simulation program in the area of Teaching/Education through December 31, 2027 by
The Society for Simulation in Healthcare.
CCRI’s simulation lab provides Nursing and Allied and Rehabilitative Health students
with realistic clinical experiences where they can apply knowledge and skills in a
safe environment. The educational activities that are provided in the simulation laboratory
assist in the development of clinical, interpersonal, interprofessional, and critical
thinking skills.
Accreditation by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare in the area of Teaching/Education
ensures students are provided high quality, excellent simulation-based education.
This commendation benefits the college in multiple ways, including enrollment in the
health science programs by potential students, faculty and staff advancement, sustainability
of CCRI’s simulation lab, and increased opportunities for grants.
“This is an incredible achievement to receive full accreditation for the simulation
labs,” said CCRI’s Dean of Health and Rehabilitative Sciences Suzanne Carr, PhD, RN.
“Our students deserve state-of-the-art labs to enhance their learning. We look forward
to expanding our simulation footprint in 2024.”
With two simulation bays, a control room, two debriefing rooms, a simulated clean
utility/medication room, and a work area, the lab is designed and outfitted like a
modern-day hospital room. Each bay is equipped with audio visual monitoring and recording
equipment with the capability to live stream or playback simulationevents in the debriefing
rooms. The medication room is also equipped with audiovisual and recording equipment.
The laboratory's inventory of high-fidelity patient simulators includes two SimNewB
neonatal simulators, two SimJunior pediatric simulators, two 3G adult simulators,
and two SimMom obstetrical simulators in addition to a recently-added Nursing Anne
and SimBaby simulators. The laboratory also has two Hill-Rom Affinity birthing beds,
two fully stocked crash carts with a cardiac monitor and defibrillator, two V60 non-invasive
ventilators and one Nellcor Puritan Bennet 980 ventilator.
The Society for Simulation in Healthcare, formerly known as the Society for Medical
Simulation, is a non-profit organization founded to advance the application of medical
simulation in healthcare and serves as a resource for young professionals in their
growth in medical education and administration.
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