Health Sciences Learning Center

Equipment and Supplies:  Supplies, equipment, and partial task trainers used to demonstrate or practice patient care skills are available in the Center.  Commonly used expendable supplies are available in the Center at all times.  The Center Supervisor will prepare supplies, equipment, and manikins for specific skills per faculty request.

Practice Kits:  Supplies needed by students to practice skills are available in kits in the Learning Center.  These kits may be checked out for use in the labs.  Available kits include:  Basic IV Therapy, Bedbath/Bedmaking, Body Mechanics, Catheterization (Urinary), Dressings, Elastic Bandages, Handwashing, Head-to-Toe Assessment, NG Tube Insertion/Removal, NG Tube Med Administration, Oral Med Administration, Oxygenation, and Vital Signs Assessment.

Low Fidelity Simulation:  A variety of partial task trainers are available in the labs to allow students to practice before having to do procedures on real patients.  Student may use trainers during scheduled Open Lab sessions or whenever the Center is open.

Audio-Visual Media:  Audio-visual media are available for use in the lab by students and for use in the classroom.  Faculty may request audio-visual media on the Request for Services/Supplies/Equipment Form.  Some audio-visual media are also available in the Learning Resource Centers on the Pensacola and Milton Campuses.

Students may request audio-visual media from the Center Assistant for viewing in the Learning Center.  Selected media may be available for check-out by students for home use.

DVD Recording:  Facilities and equipment are available to enable students to videotape themselves performing nursing skills for evaluation by faculty.  Faculty members may videotape presentations to be viewed by current and future students.

Workshops:  Workshops on subjects of interest to applicants and currently enrolled students are scheduled throughout the term.  Workshops will be advertised on fliers posted around the Campus and students will be notified of scheduled workshops through Campus email.  There is no cost to students for these workshops.

Identifying Learning Strategies:  Faculty may meet with Learning Center staff to discuss learning strategies for presenting course content, using the facilities of the Center including simulation.

Remediation:  Students needing remediation can be referred to the Learning Center using a Learning Center Referral Form.  The faculty member may specify the form of remediation needed or just state problems the student is having.  The Center Supervisor will then develop a prescription for remediation for the student and communicate with the faculty member when remediation is completed.

Physical Facilities

Learning Center and Skills Lab Spaces:  Contact Aaron L. Hunt at 484-2208 or ahunt@pensacolastate.edu to schedule Center facilities.

Services/Supplies/ Equipment:  Request services, supplies, or equipment on a Request for Services/Supplies/Equipment Form and turn in to Aaron L. Hunt, Room 3705A or per email at ahunt@pensacolastate.edu.  Phone requests are discouraged.

DVD Recording:  Requests for students to record procedures for evaluation should be submitted on a Request for Services/Supplies/Equipment Form and turned in to Aaron L. Hunt.   Faculty wanting to make an instructional recording should contact Aaron L. Hunt for scheduling and assistance.

Audio-Visual Media:  All Center audio-visual media are available in the Learning Center (3705) and are used in the Center.  Faculty wanting to use audio-visual media in the classroom should request it on a Request for Services/Supplies/Equipment Form and turn it in to the Center Assistant in Room 3705H.  Selected media may be available for check-out by students for home use.

To ensure the atmosphere of the Learning Center is conducive to learning, the following rules of conduct are enforced:

1. Maintain a courteous, respectful, and professional manner at all times.
2. Students using the Learning Center should sign in and out on the clipboard on the counter inside Room 3705.
3. Open areas of the Center are used for quiet activities; headphones should be used for listening to DVDs, or CD-ROMs; ringers on cell phones and pagers should be turned off.
4. Equipment, partial task trainers, supplies, audio-visual media, and reference books should be signed out by the person using them and returned promptly when finished.
5. Center areas used should be cleaned up after use.
6. Computers and audio-visual equipment should be used for intended purposes only.
7. Eating and drinking may take place only in specified areas, and used cups, etc. should be disposed of in trash receptacles.
8. The Warrington Campus is a smoke-free area.
9. No children or pets are permitted in the Learning Center.
10. “Drop in” activities must not interfere with scheduled activities.

Supervisor: Aaron Hunt
Office:  3705A
Phone 850.484.2208
Email:  AHunt@pensacolastate.edu
Duties: Co-ordinates activities of Learning Center, works with faculty to integrate use of Center into courses, manages inventory of Center, co-ordinates workshops, schedules use of learning Center labs.

Lab Assistant:
Office:  3705H
Phone:  850.471.4510
Duties: Provides assistance to students, faculty, and others in the utilization of Center resources during the day; performs routine maintenance on Center equipment and supplies

Lab Facilitator
Office:  3705H
Phone:  850.471.4510
Duties: Licensed or certified health care provider who provides assistance to students in Open Lab

Lab Manager
Duties: Provides assistance to students, faculty, and others in the utilization of the resources of the Center in the evenings and on weekends