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Nursing Facilities

Miami University’s nursing facilities offer a state-of-the-art environment designed to foster academic and clinical excellence. Featuring advanced simulation labs, fully equipped resource centers, and welcoming study and lounge spaces, our facilities support immersive learning, collaboration, and student well-being — every step of the nursing journey.

Hamilton Nursing Innovation Hub

At Miami University’s Hamilton campus, the Nursing Innovation Hub in University Hall is where your journey to becoming a nurse truly comes to life. This high-tech, student-centered space is the heart of our nursing program — bringing together all students and faculty under one roof. With advanced simulation labs, hands-on learning tools, and collaborative classrooms, you'll gain real-world experience in a supportive environment designed for your success. Since unifying the Middletown and Hamilton programs in 2019, this hub has become the launching point for future healthcare leaders ready to thrive in a rapidly changing world.
Exterior of University Hall, home of Miami's Nursing Department on the Hamilton Campus.

Clinical Health Sciences and Wellness Facility

Opened in August 2023, the facility houses the Oxford cohort of undergraduate nursing (BSN) students. The new Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN) and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs will be mainly online, but certain required on-campus workshop components will be held in the CHSW facility’s simulation labs and collaborative classroom spaces. All nursing graduate students have access to the lab space for skill development as needed. Nursing graduate students will have a presence across both the Hamilton and Oxford campuses in terms of faculty and lab resources.

The third floor of the academic wing houses a nursing skills area with eight simulation (SIM) labs including OR/trauma; obstetrics; ICU; pediatrics; three adult exam rooms; and a home health apartment model. 

Ariel view of the exterior of Health Science building

Simulation Education Center

Miami University's Nursing Simulation Education Center is where classroom concepts turn into confident clinical skills. As a nursing student, you’ll practice in lifelike hospital environments using high-fidelity manikins and trained patient actors — giving you hands-on experience in everything from pediatrics and obstetrics to behavioral and community health. It’s immersive learning that sharpens your judgment, builds your confidence, and prepares you for the moments that matter most in real patient care.

Professor controlling the sim manikin from a computer behind a glass window. Sim manikin laying in the bed.
Lab coordinator placing a pregnant belly onto the sim manikin.

Simulation Education Center

Mission statement:

Miami University’s Nursing Simulation Education Center is committed to empowering our future nurse leaders and bridging the gap between theory and clinicals, through best practice and innovation.

Vision statement:

As a program of choice, Miami University’s Nursing Simulation Education Center will provide a student-centered, vibrant, diverse, and inclusive learning environment driven by our department values: Leadership, Integrity, Excellence, Caring, and Collaboration. Additionally, our goal is to provide an innovative healthcare simulation environment by achieving simulation accreditation through the Society of Simulation in Healthcare (SSH).

Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., closed on university holidays and breaks

Contacts:

Kara Robinson, BSN
Simulation Coordinator, Regional Campus - Hamilton
513-785-3089
huffk@MiamiOH.edu

Abby Richardson, BSN RN
Simulation Coordinator, Oxford Campus
513-529-0070
reaghae@MiamiOH.edu

Clinical Judgment Learning Framework for Nursing Simulation

Adapted from Layer 3 the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (NCJMM)

Recognize Cues

  • What matters most?
  • Assess your patient, including vital signs!
  • What signs and symptoms do you see?

Analyze Cues

  • What could it mean?
  • What disease process is the data/cues pointing to?
  • What information obtained from pre-briefing is valuable here?

Prioritize Hypothesis 

  • Where do I start?
  • Incorporate Maslow’s Hierarchy of Need.
  • Safety first!

Generate Solutions

  • What can I do?
  • What are the current provider orders?
  • SBAR - what is your recommendation?

Take Action

  • What will I do?
  • What nursing intervention is appropriate for this case? 
  • What needs to be done right now?

Evaluate Outcomes

  • Did it help?
  • Reassess your patient, including vital signs.
  • Comprehensive debriefing is fundamental to learning in simulation.

Nursing Resource Centers

Miami University’s Nursing Resource Centers (NRCs) provide a hands-on, supportive environment where students build and strengthen their clinical skills. Led by master’s-prepared directors and guided by experienced student lab workers, the centers feature essential nursing tools and low-fidelity manikins for practicing fundamental techniques. To deepen learning, simulation manikins bring classroom concepts to life — offering realistic patient scenarios that sharpen clinical judgment and decision-making. Students engage with the NRCs throughout their program, ensuring consistent skill development and preparation for clinical excellence. NRCs are located in University Hall on the Hamilton campus and the Clinical Health Sciences and Wellness Building on the Oxford campus.

Clinical Health Sciences & Wellness Building nursing resource center with students working on the manikins.

Clinical Health Sciences and Wellness Building

University Hall resource center

University Hall

University Hall
CONTACT INFORMATION

Hamilton Campus

University Hall
1385 University Blvd.
Hamilton, OH 45011
513-785-7752

Oxford Campus

Clinical Health Sciences and Wellness Building
421 S. Campus Ave
Oxford, OH 45056
513-529-0298