Maria College awarded $770K for virtual nursing hub - NEWS10 ABC

by: Michael Mahar

Posted: Jan 5, 2023 / 03:27 PM EST

Updated: Jan 5, 2023 / 03:27 PM EST

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Maria College has been awarded $770K to make a virtual world nursing simulation hub. The assemblage claims the task volition assistance bring more-qualified nurses into the workforce successful New York State. The task volition beryllium called “Reimagining Nursing: Virtual Reality Simulation Hub.”

“The Maria College ‘Reimagining Nursing: Virtual Reality Simulation Hub’ would not person occurred without the unwavering enactment of Congressman Paul Tonko and his staff, arsenic good arsenic the proposal from Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gilibrand,” said Dr. Lynn Ortale, President of Maria College. “These leaders are committed to bash the hard work to guarantee our assemblage is cared for. Maria College is taking the complaint of alleviating the nursing shortage and arsenic the largest shaper of nurses successful the area, we cognize that this task volition mean more-qualified nurses successful the workforce, allowing families and children to person the prime wellness attraction they deserve.”

The task itself volition let the assemblage to make virtual world (VR) simulation labs that tin supply opportunities for students to summation interactive experiences successful a three-dimensional environment. They tin interact with the healthcare team, execute virtual objective interventions, and person contiguous feedback, according to the college.

With the improvement of COVID-19, and much nurses participate the workforce, objective placement rotations diminish. In turn, further opportunities for students to signifier indispensable skills indispensable beryllium created.