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Introducing SimVS Nurse Station

The first simulation tool designed to scaffold the charge nurse experience for students.

Jake DefayetteJanuary 15, 20248 min read
SimVS Nurse Station in action

In today's fast-paced clinical environments, new nurses are expected to do more than manage tasks — they must lead, communicate, and coordinate care under pressure. Yet most nursing programs focus almost entirely on individual skills, leaving graduates underprepared for the demands of the real world.

That's why we built Nurse Station — the first simulation tool designed to scaffold the charge nurse experience for students. It's where they learn to go beyond the bedside and step into the role of unit leader, confidently, competently, and with full support.

Communication is the hidden engine of patient safety

In every clinical setting, communication underpins patient safety, teamwork, and leadership. It can be a difficult skill to teach intentionally — Nurse Station changes that.

A central communication hub for simulation centers

Nurse Station equips nursing students to develop communication, coordination, and leadership skills from their first semester all the way through to taking charge.

Nurse Station communication hub setup

A whole-part-whole approach to learning

The learning methodology scaffolds students from basic communication tasks to comprehensive unit leadership.

1

Early learners

Focus on part tasks

  • Calling for help
  • Receiving orders
  • Reporting status
  • Responding to realistic prompts

Building essential habits of clear, effective communication.

2

Senior students

Step into the whole picture

  • Running the unit as charge nurses
  • Assigning tasks
  • Tracking multiple patients
  • Managing unfolding situations

Using Nurse Station to run the unit in real time.

3

Mastery

Connecting parts to whole

  • Debrief and repetition
  • Deepening understanding
  • Relational reasoning
  • True clinical judgment

From rote response to a comprehensive understanding of the care ecosystem.

Nurse Station provides the scaffolding students need to move from rote response to relational reasoning, from isolated tasks to true clinical judgment.

Leadership is built, not born

With built-in simulation scripts, customizable prompts, and faculty dashboards, Nurse Station supports a range of learning objectives:

  • SBAR communication
  • Interdisciplinary collaboration
  • Delegation and prioritization
  • Situational awareness
  • Emergency escalation
  • Handoff procedures

Whether your learners are just starting or preparing to graduate, Nurse Station gives them a structured, supported environment to practice before pressure.

Flexible configurations for every program

Choose the package that fits your program size, budget, and educational objectives.

Base pack

Base pack overview
  • 1
    Base station
    Nurse's station tablet
  • 1
    Instructor tablet
    Faculty control interface
  • 3
    Bedside nurse call tablets
    Patient communication devices

Lab 6-pack

Lab 6-pack overview
  • 1
    Base station
    Nurse's station tablet
  • 1
    Instructor tablet
    Faculty control interface
  • 6
    Bedside nurse call tablets
    Enhanced patient coverage

A-la-carte

A-la-carte overview
  • 1
    Base station
    Nurse's station tablet
  • 1
    Instructor tablet
    Faculty control interface
  • +
    Optional bedside tablets
    Customizable patient coverage

The future of simulation is integrated

Other tools focus on vital signs or procedures. Nurse Station focuses on how students think, act, and communicate under pressure, because real-world readiness depends on more than technical skill.

Nurse Station is not just a tool. It's the platform for building confident, collaborative, practice-ready nurses.

Would you like to see it in action?

Schedule a personalized demo and discover how Nurse Station can transform your nursing program.