A student first encounters principles and techniques of various health care procedures in modules. Then before going to a clinical site to do hands-on experience, the student demonstrates psychomotor procedural skills in the laboratory under supervision.

These step-by-step laboratory procedures include:

• Administration of oral and topical medications
• Dressing change
• Indwelling catheterization and irrigation
• Isolation technique
• Physical examination
• Tracheostomy care
• Changing an IV bottle or bag, care of central lines
• Gastrointestinal intubation, irrigation, and removal
• etc.

The student develops critical thinking and decision-making skills through simulation of clinical scenarios in the laboratory. The simulated situations allows the student to assess, provide care and evaluate outcomes in a safe environment.