Simulation Lab Project
For more than 40 years, MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center’s care teams have relied on simulation to train nurses, patient care technicians, residents and physicians, enabling them to act in real-time life-saving scenarios with the utmost precision, safety and coordination. A simulation lab is designed to provide an immersive learning experience which enhances overall patient care.
“Research proves that simulation enhances resident learning,” said Adrienne Messer, Director of Nursing Education at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center. “The benefits of simulation for procedural competence and team training allow learners to experience rare or potentially dangerous situations in a safe environment.”
“A simulation lab helps target skills and behaviors that are difficult to acquire through traditional training and in turn improve patient safety and reduce patient risk.”
Currently at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center, our high-fidelity simulation manikins are located throughout the hospital in small rooms, which are not optimal for a team approach or long-term training of staff.
Donations to the Simulation Lab Project will create a central, state-of-the-art simulation lab designed to provide an immersive learning experience for our colleagues to provide the highest level of patient care and safety. It will be comprised of four simulation labs, one simulation OR and updated equipment.
Benefits of Simulation
Features of the new simulation lab:
The 4,700 square foot space that once housed a McDonald’s Restaurant on Level A of the MercyOne Medical Center, will be the future home of the MercyOne Simulation Lab. Recognition and naming opportunities are available for donors at various levels. The space is planned to feature:
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One Operating Room (OR) simulation room for use by multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient care.
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Four patient simulation suites with high fidelity manikins will provide education for patient care technicians to physicians. Each will be designed to mimic various patient rooms throughout the medical center.
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Patient simulation rooms are next to a clinical simulation suite where educators will be able to lead and moderate the simulation as well as record the trainings for later review. Simulations are realtime activities that can be altered in the middle of a simulation to mimic real patient scenarios.
- Conference Room space will be utilized to review and debrief simulation results and for lecture coursework.
For illustration purposes only, does not represent final design.
