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Ontario Tech acknowledges the lands and people of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation.

We are thankful to be welcome on these lands in friendship. The lands we are situated on are covered by the Williams Treaties and are the traditional territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation, including Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi. These lands remain home to many Indigenous nations and peoples.

We acknowledge this land out of respect for the Indigenous nations who have cared for Turtle Island, also called North America, from before the arrival of settler peoples until this day. Most importantly, we acknowledge that the history of these lands has been tainted by poor treatment and a lack of friendship with the First Nations who call them home.

This history is something we are all affected by because we are all treaty people in Canada. We all have a shared history to reflect on, and each of us is affected by this history in different ways. Our past defines our present, but if we move forward as friends and allies, then it does not have to define our future.

Learn more about Indigenous Education and Cultural Services

Nursing

You will have the opportunity to learn and practice your skills through various scenarios in our Simulation labs:

In the SW wing of Durham College:

  • Interprofessional Centre of Excellence in Simulation. This high-tech, learning facility is a training ground for tomorrow's health-care leaders and includes 30 hospital beds and a 45-seat wireless classroom. It features human simulation mannequins that are programmed to demonstrate many health conditions including different blood pressure readings and the loss of vital signs.

In the Shawenjigewining Hall of Ontario Tech University, the Nursing Learning Lab and the S. E. Lovell Family Simulation laboratory are located:

  • SHA 469 – Nursing Learning Lab: consists of 6 stretchers, 3 LTC beds, and 2 Acute Care beds. There is a maximum occupancy of 28 people. This open learning space is very flexible in nature and features functioning simulated headwalls, with compressed air to simulate oxygen, and functioning suction.
  • SHA 472 – S.E. Lovell Family Simulation Laboratory: consists of 4 stretchers and 2 Acute Care beds. There is a maximum occupancy of 15 people. This space is home to our diverse family of high-fidelity simulators. With an age range spanning newborn to geriatric, and different skin tones, we have an appropriate simulator to meet each learning objective, including:
    • Super Tory (newborn, tanned skin tone)
    • Pediatric HAL (1-year-old, dark skin tone)
    • Advanced Pediatric HAL (5-year-old, dark skin tone)
    • SimJR (8-year-old, light skin tine)
    • SimMan 3G (adult, light skin tone)
    • SimMan 3G+ (adult, dark skin tone)
    • Susie (adult, dark skin tone)
    • Victoria (adult – birthing, light skin tone)

In addition, to enhance further the diversity of our fleet, we have invested in Echo Masks, which add further realism to our manikins, changing ethnicity, apparent age, and adding features which can enhance student buy-in (i.e. facial hair).

This space is also home to our Automated Dispensing Unit – Pyxis. This technology allows for students to participate in simulated ADU medication administration experiences. In addition, this year we have invested in barcode scanners that can be utilized for medication administration, alongside our simulated Electronic Health Record documentation software SimChart.

Nursing Labs Tour

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