PHYSICAL FACILITIES
Standard College’s facilities and resources are designed to promote the intellectual and professional development of the students and the faculty. The Standard College campus consists of an 18,000 square foot facility housing sixteen (16) faculty and staff offices, five (5) large classrooms, a library, a large computer lab, and Skills Learning Labs that consists of seven (7) Medical Surgical Beds, one (1) Birthing Simulation Unit, one (1) Intensive Care Simulation Unit, and one (1) Pediatric Simulation Unit. All classrooms are equipped with audio-visual equipment and anatomical learning models. There is a student lounge and a dining area, which includes a refrigerator, two microwave ovens, two sinks, cabinet space, and seating space with tables and chairs. The physical plan, layout, and equipment are adequate to support the nursing programs offered by the institution. There is adequate space for student, staff, and faculty parking. The Standard College campus is situated in Falls Church, Virginia.
With respect to fire safety, hygiene, floor space, ventilation, heat and light, the physical facilities are conducive to health and safety, and conform to governmental codes. Fire extinguishers, smoke alarms, exit signs and evacuation instructions are installed in the appropriate places for safety in the rare situation an emergency arises.
LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER
In addition to ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source ™ online library database, Standard College has hardcopy references and texts in the onsite Reference Library. The library contains course textbooks specific to the program, general nursing textbooks, study guides, NCLEX review books, drug reference guides, nursing care plan, and nursing skills references. Books that are older than five years are marked as reference materials.
The library is open Monday to Friday, from 9:00am to 5:00pm.
Online Resources
Standard College’s Subscription Agreement with ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health SourceTM. ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health SourceTM online database provides students and faculty with 24- hour access to reliable and current healthcare information covering nursing, allied health, alternative and complementary medicine. ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source provides abstracting and indexing for more than 1,070 titles, with over 890 titles in full text, plus more than 12,300 full text dissertations representing the most rigorous scholarship in nursing and related fields. There are over 70 wide-ranging topics including: Nursing, Nutrition, Oncology, Pediatric Care, Pharmacology, Public Health, and Radiology.
Journals and related publications
Students and faculty have access to current leading nursing and related publications such as the Association of Operating Room Nurses (AORN) Journal, Journal of Nursing Scholarship, Oncology Nursing Forum, Journal of Gerontological Nursing, Journal of Psychosocial Nursing & Mental Health Services, Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, Journal of Athletic Training, Journal of Rehabilitation, Journal of Allied Health, Applied Radiology, and Clinical Laboratory Science.
E-book Content
Students and faculty have access to chapters from online reference books in nursing. Providers include John Wiley & Sons, Inc., McGraw Hill, Springer Publishing Company, and HCPro, Inc. and include titles such as DeGowin’s Diagnostic Examination, Manual of Laboratory & Diagnostic Tests, Minor Surgical Procedures for Nurses and Allied Healthcare Professionals, an Evidence-Based Competency series, as well as a Critical Thinking Series.
Evidence-based nursing content from The Joanna Briggs Institute
Students and faculty have exclusive access to highly valuable evidence-based nursing information from The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI). These resources include Systematic Reviews, Evidence Summaries, and Best Practice Information Sheets. The JBI’s evidence-based approach opens a new world of education resources, with critical appraisal and meta-analysis that is highly respected and unquestioned in the field.
The online database can be accessed by students and faculty anytime using the school’s issued identification number.
Additionally, students and faculty have 24/7 access to Evolve Resources, which include electronic textbooks and reference texts for all courses, Sherpath digital interactive teaching & learning resources, drug references, virtual clinical simulations, Elsevier Evidence-based Clinical Skills videos, Next-Gen HESI Case Studies/Practice test, Next-Gen Elsevier Adaptive quizzing, HESI/Saunders Capstone Online NCLEX Review Modules, and SimChart that includes an Electronic Health Records (EHR) and up-to-date nursing journals.
