Allied Health and Nursing Laboratory Philosophy

The philosophy of the Allied Health and Nursing Laboratory is in accord with the Mission of Santa Barbara City College, and the philosophies of the Health Technologies/Allied Health Programs. The philosophy acknowledges that each student has intrinsic dignity and worth. It also acknowledges that each student has different educational, experiential, cultural, economic and social backgrounds as well as family responsibilities. These characteristics, coupled with the student's personal learning style and study skills, affect the degree of assistance the student will need, as well as the time required to succeed.

The Allied Health and Nursing Laboratory is structured to enhance the process of teaching and learning of nursing students and other Health Technologies/Allied Health students as well as RN's and LVNs who desire to update their nursing skills and knowledge.

The AHNL is an integral part of the nursing programs at Santa Barbara City College, it is organized for the following purposes:

 

1. To provide a supportive, caring and well-organized environment in which to assist the student in becoming a responsible and successful learner.

2. To provide a variety of instructional media to support the different learning styles of students.

3. To provide access to current multimedia materials and a variety of resources to enrich and expand the student's knowledge of communication, health services, social and ethical concepts and nursing skills and theory.

4. To provide the support and assistance for guided practice that reinforces previously learned concepts and principles of nursing theory and related physical and behavioral sciences.

5. To provide simulated patient care experiences that promote critical thinking, problem-solving and the integration of technical skills with nursing process.

6. To evaluate each student's skill performance as part of a patient care scenario to ensure that the student is able to perform that skill in a safe, competent and timely manner in the clinical setting.

7. To provide a setting for assessing and reviewing previously acquired nursing knowledge and experience.

8. To assist Health Technologies/Allied Health faculty in providing optimal instruction to students.

9 To continually update and improve the resources and utilization of the AHNL and develop methods to assist the students to achieve their educational goals.