Renovated Nursing Simulation Lab To Be Unveiled At Essex County College

Essex County College will be opening its new Health Sciences Nursing Simulation Laboratory at a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, March 5.

The ribbon cutting ceremony will take place at the Essex County College, Newark Campus at 2 p.m. Essex County College president Dr. Gale E. Gibson, Dean of STEM Dr. Alvin Williams, and faculty and students of the College’s Nursing Department will be in attendance at the ribbon cutting, the college said in a news release.

The college will also be offering tours and demonstrations in the new Health Sciences Nursing Simulation Lab.

Essex County College renovated its existing Nursing Simulation Lab through grants from the Higher Education Equipment Leading Fund and the state Facilities Trust Fund, totaling $696,217, the college said.

The newly renovated lab includes a debriefing room and observation room for up to 30 students. Additionally, the lab comes with four new mannequins -- three adults and one baby -- that can simulate a variety of chronic illnesses and simulate what students in the college’s nursing program will encounter in a hospital or similar setting, the release said.

“The new lab provides outstanding training for our students before they begin their clinical assignments,” Dr. Evadne Harrison-Madu, Chairperson of the Division of Nursing and Allied Health, said in the release.