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OADN 2025

Organization for Associate Degree Nursing

11/20/2025 - 11/22/2025 Event at
Nashville, TN

Join Laerdal at the 2025 Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (OADN) Convention, where we’re proud to support this year’s theme: Nursing Education Strong: Uniting for a Healthier Tomorrow. Stop by our booth to explore how our simulation solutions are empowering nurse educators and students to build clinical confidence, improve outcomes, and prepare for the future of healthcare. Let’s connect and collaborate on advancing nursing education together!

Advancing Nursing Education and Training Excellence

Laerdal offers a comprehensive range of products and solutions designed to support competency-based education across healthcare settings. Our portfolio includes advanced pediatric care simulators, virtual training resources, and diverse simulation solutions tailored to meet the needs of learners and educators. Together, these tools help build critical skills, improve patient outcomes, and prepare healthcare professionals for real-world challenges.

Competency-Based Education Solutions

vrClinicals for Training

vrClinicals for Nursing

Unlike any other solution on the market, vrClinicals for Nursing represents a new standard in Clinical Placement. vrClinicals offers a highly immersive experience with diverse, multi-patient scenarios authored by the National League for Nursing to give students a clinical understanding as they transition to practice with competence and confidence.

RQI For nursing

Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI®) For Nursing Education 

Announced at the 2021 NLN Education Summit, RQI® for Nursing Education is focused on training and preparing the next generation of nurses with the life-saving competence they need to improve cardiac arrest emergency outcomes. Laerdal Medical, RQI Partners, and the NLN have partnered to bring this solution into Nursing Education.

 

Diverse Nursing Simulation Solutions

Nursing Anne Simulator African Descent

Nursing Anne Simulator

The Nursing Anne Simulator is a diverse, inclusive, and realistic full-body solution with modularity that was created to help train for the highest level of care. Features include numerous accessories and interchangeable parts that facilitate a variety of simulated patients and provide unique training opportunities.

 

Adult Bariatric Suit

Adult Bariatric Suit 
Laerdal’s new Adult Bariatric Suit is a valuable asset in nursing education, offering realistic simulations of bariatric patients' appearance and weight. Designed for use with SimMan, the Nursing Anne Simulator, or a standardized patient, this suit improves training in safe patient handling and effective communication.

Committed to Pediatric Health

Emily Pediatric Simulator

Emily and Emma

Emily and Emma are highly realistic full-term newborn simulators designed for training neonatal teams in critical scenarios. Featuring anatomically accurate, MRI‑scanned airways and bones, Emily and Emma facilitate lifelike intubation and intraosseous procedures. These advanced simulators include sensors and pre‑programmed clinical symptoms like respiratory distress, seizures, and umbilical line feedback, supported by user‑friendly software and simulated patient monitors for immersive, team‑based training.

SimCharacters Paul

SIMCharacters Paul 

SIMCharacters Paul offers a versatile simulation tool for training in various pediatric scenarios by representing a realistic, customizable premature infant. This tool enhances the learning experience by allowing for the practice of assessment, diagnosis, and communication skills. His lifelike features and adaptability make him an effective resource for developing proficiency in managing diverse cases in neonatal care.

 

 

How to Use Simulation in Competency-Based Education in Nursing

Our comprehensive e-book is your step-by-step guide to implementing CBE, offering practical strategies, expert insights, and real-world examples.

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