About the Center

The O’Neill Family Foundation Clinical Simulation Center is a dynamic learning environment created through the generosity of Georgetown alumni Timothy O’Neill (L’77) and Linda O’Neill (NHS’77).

Equipment

The center includes:

• High fidelity adult simulators, maternal simulators, and pediatric simulators
• Five primary care offices
• Two hospital units
• An education-focused electronic health record system
• “Lucina,” a childbirth simulator, and her baby “Rose”
• “GUS,” the high-fidelity Georgetown University Simulator. GUS is a cornerstone of the facility and can realistically replicate physiological conditions and symptoms and pharmacological responses. GUS can be age 18 or 70, a diabetic or a cardiac patient. GUS features heart and lung sounds, papillary reactions, and can be used to teach intubation, ventilation, and follow-up assessment.

Student Outcomes

Simulation allows students within Georgetown’s undergraduate and graduate nursing programs to apply and hone theory in a non-threatening environment while providing preparation for students who will enter real-life clinical situations.

This remarkable teaching tool allows students to get clinical training and confidence in advanced diagnostic and treatment skills in preparation for treating actual patients.

In addition to activities within the center, staff members work alongside faculty members to create related experiential learning opportunities for nursing students, such as a poverty simulation exercise as a part of public health nursing.