Harper College nursing student Alicia Gamze (left) of Barrington takes note of her "patient's" vital signs while working in the school's simulation hospital on Feb. 7. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times Media

Harper College nursing students Jessica Grizely (left) of Barrington and Halyna Hnidets of Arlington Heights work on a mannequin in the school's simulation hospital on Feb. 7. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times Media

Harper College nursing student Shannon Kipferl (center) of Barrington works with fellow students in the school's simulation hospital on Feb. 7. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times Media

Harper College nursing student Alicia Gamze of Barrington checks the IV of a "patient" on Feb. 7 while working in the school's simulation hospital. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times Media

Alanna Acaerson (left), Harper College's nursing clinical instructor, watches Barrington nursing student Alicia Gamze (right) through a one-way mirror while in the school's simulation hospital on Feb. 7. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times Media

Harper College's nursing students and faculty pack the school's simulation hospital on Feb. 7. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times Media

Harper College's nursing students and faculty pack the school's simulation hospital and intensive care/ER room on Feb. 7. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times Media

Harper College nursing students Alicia Gamze (second from left) and Jessica Grizely (second from right), both of Barrington, work on a mannequin in the school's simulation hospital on Feb. 7. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times Media