Omnicell and Pocket Nurse Announce Agreement to Provide State-of-the-Art Medication Automation to Nurse Education Organizations


Lees-McRae College First Institution to Benefit from New Partnership



MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Omnicell, Inc., (NASDAQ: OMCL), today announced that Pocket Nurse, a leading provider for nursing healthcare education and medical simulation initiatives, has entered into an agreement to bring state-of-the-art medication automation solutions to the nursing education market. Pocket Nurse will develop real-world simulated education curriculums using Omnicell® automated medication dispensing systems for nursing students in healthcare education and medical simulation education programs in the USA Canada.



Together, Omnicell and Pocket Nurse will bridge the academic preparation of nursing students with real-world experience by providing medication management technology used by nurses in the majority of hospitals across the country.



Simulation labs are today's adjunctive method for nurse education. Just as pilots refine and hone their skills on the ground in simulators, nurses need to be able to practice their craft in a dynamic and realistic environment. The rapid advance of technology in simulation education allows students unlimited opportunities to practice clinical events in a safe and controlled environment. As simulated education programs continue to evolve, educators are tasked with improving and fine-tuning the skills of today's nurses as current staffing shortages increase and the demand for nurses heightens. Validating this new initiative, Lees-McRae College will be deploying Omnicell technology into their updated state-of-the-art simulation labs, scheduled to be open in fall 2015.



Pocket Nurse is well known within the nurse education and simulation center communities. Key purchasers of the Company's solutions include nursing educators, simulation center supervisors, and programs for continuing nursing education. Pocket Nurse will provide a wide range of Omnicell's catalog of products, particularly those designed for nursing, including:



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Contact:

Betsy Davis

Omnicell, Inc.

(650) 251-6057

betsy.davis@omnicell.com  



Jessika Parry 

Next Step Communications 

(419) 266-4016 

jessika@nextstepcomms.com



Web Site: http://www.omnicell.com




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