This grant provided funding to Johnston Community College Foundation (JCCF) to create a simulated specialty care unit at Johnston Community College (JCC) to be used to provide nurses with the skills to care for the most acute and critically ill patients in intensive care and progressive care units, and those in post-anesthesia and post-operative care. All nursing students were expected to obtain 12 lab hours dedicated to specialty care. Johnston Health was expected to provide some nursing students the opportunity to participate in a paid, nurse extern program that would expose them to specialty care during the final year of nursing school. Upon satisfactory completion of the program, graduation and licensure, Johnston Health was also expected to offer them employment in specialty care. Golden LEAF funds were used for medical and simulation equipment/software to establish a specialty care patient room and associated training for nursing faculty.
