This innovative enhancement to the Yale School of Nursing Simulation Center expanded the program’s educational opportunities with a new standardized patient lab and home care lab that facilitate the transfer from classroom learning into clinical practice.
Throughout the design process, the team was presented with a number of challenges that required creative solutions. For example, the layout required adjustments for the unique structural conditions of the existing building and the design team was challenged with making sure that the newly renovated space was homogeneous with the overall design of the campus.
Through careful considerations and attention to the campus’ integrity, the design team was able to create a high-fidelity standardized patient area, allowing students the opportunity to be as close as they can to real world experience while still being in an educational setting that allows for close observation and critique.
