The University of Northern Iowa announced that its new nursing program has received a $275,000 grant from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust to help train students to respond to emergency situations in obstetric and intensive care patients. The nursing department will purchase two manikins with the grant funding so students can learn to treat critical conditions in a simulated environment. “As these types of emergencies are relatively rare, it’s possible that students may not encounter them in their clinical experiences. That’s where repeated practice in a low-stakes, simulated environment is really effective,” said Nancy Kertz, head of UNI’s Department of Nursing and Public Health, in a prepared statement.