Bryant & Stratton students train at new high-tech nursing lab at Liverpool campus

CLAY — Bryant & Stratton College has a new nursing lab at its Liverpool location at 7805 Oswego Road (Route 57) in the town of Clay. “This lab represents more than just new equipment. It reflects a commitment to educational excellence, innovation, and the future of compassionate, high quality nursing care,” Mary Hawkins, Syracuse market director at Bryant & Stratton College, said in addressing the gathering at the Liverpool campus during the July 18 formal-opening event. Designed to replicate a small hospital wing, the lab features private patient rooms with simulation mannequins, a staff office, and a debriefing room equipped with a large wall monitor for real-time observation and discussion.

The school believes the simulation lab, along with an existing skills lab, will give Bryant & Stratton College “greater capacity” to equip future nurses with hands-on experience and help address Central New York’s ongoing nursing shortage. In her remarks, Hawkins credited Sue Cumoletti, former director of the Syracuse campuses, and Kara Evans, a registered nurse, dean of instruction, and the nursing-program director, for the vision and leadership which resulted in the new simulation lab. The event also included greetings from the CenterState CEO Ambassadors volunteer group and a ribbon cutting. Those attending also had the chance to tour both the simulation lab and the skills lab, which included interactive demonstrations led by Bryant & Stratton nursing faculty. The simulation lab provides real-time care scenarios with interactive simulation mannequins, and the skills lab, which the school describes as having “fully equipped hospital-like training environments.” As the program moved from the lobby to the simulation lab, Evans told the gathered crowd, “As the only single institution, pre-licensure, bachelor of science degree in nursing program in the region, Bryant & Stratton College embraces a unique and impactful responsibility to educate and prepare the next generation of nurses who will serve our community with skill, compassion, and integrity.” Bryant & Stratton College’s nursing program serves more than 2,000 students across New York state and beyond, the school said.