This grant helped Southeastern Community College (SCC) to: (1) create opportunities for its nursing students to mitigate errors and improve critical thinking and problem-solving skills; (2) offer experiences caring for patients in obstetrics, pediatrics, and high acuity areas; and (3) provide realistic simulations of patient scenarios students may not have experienced in their clinical field rotations. SCC believed that increased student training in simulation labs would help improve its student retention rate to at least 50%, increase its program completion rate, and raise the licensure exam pass rate to at least 85%. The college also implemented other strategies to support retention. The college administration supported the nursing and health technologies programs and was committed to sustaining the simulation lab and its equipment. Golden LEAF funds were used for equipment and supplies.
