Next to a simulated clinic and hospital unit in UW-Madison?s new School of Nursing will be a space not found at most nursing schools: an “apartment.” The mock living area will be wired for the latest in home health technology, such as shoes with computer chips that transmit data about an elderly patient?s mobility and stride.
“We’ll be able to simulate almost an entire cycle of care,” said Katharyn May, dean of the nursing school. “That’s critically important as we try to reform how care is given.”