I.  General Information

   a. Mission, Vision, and Goals

Mission: The Department of Nursing Services and Patient Care (DoN) and the College of Nursing (CoN) formed a partnership in 2006 to create the Nursing Clinical Education Center (NCEC.  This partnership meets the mutual benefit of each entity's education missions and endeavors while gaining efficiencies in the use of educational resources.

Vision:  To lead the nation in creating a safe, integrated teaching, learning, and simulation environment. Collaborate in supporting evidence-based patient-centered care, research, quality/safety, and inspire our learners to provide safe, high-quality patient and family-centered care.

Goals:

• Provide simulation opportunities on multiple levels for multiple types of learning.
• Support optimal use of the NCEC for all purposes involving nursing and inter-professional education.
• Meet or exceed SSIH accreditation requirements.
• Increase nurses and other health care providers' involvement in simulation within University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC).
• Provide training and continuous development for simulation faculty.
• Develop research on the effectiveness of simulation as a learning strategy to enhance selected learning outcomes and patient safety. 

   b. Required Disclaimers

The NCEC Manager will review all courses offered within the NCEC by external entities for potential conflict of interest or bias upon request for simulation center reservations.  All external simulation or teaching requests will be forwarded by NCEC Manager to the NCEC Co-Directors for review and approval before final approval of an event or activity. Disclosure of any relationships with external entities must occur before an event or activity.  Please see The University of Iowa Operations Manual Chapter 18: Conflicts of Commitment and Interest.

   c. Brand Use 

The NCEC abides by Publication Standards policy found in the University of Iowa Operation Manual Chapter 20. The NCEC does not have a separate brand from the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) or the CoN.

   d. Hours of Operation

Normal business hours are:

Monday-Friday 8:00AM – 4:30 PM

The NCEC is at UIHC, on 4 West, General Hospital. Using the center outside of regular business hours must be approved.

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