Marquette University nursing students are learning hands-on skills that are becoming more valuable every day. WISN 12 News was allowed into the school's Simulation Center on Tuesday, where students were learning how to save people who have overdosed.Two nursing seniors knew very little about the patient, or the mannequin, they were seeing."We basically knew that he was found on the side of the road by police officers," Marquette University nursing student Abby Passinault said.But after a quick assessment, they realized he was experiencing a drug overdose and gave him Narcan. "Otherwise known as Naloxone, it's a medication, which is administered to diminish the effects of opiates," Marquette's Simulation Center director Anne Costello said."How close is this to something they would encounter in real life?" WISN 12 News reporter Hannah Hilyard asked. "It's very close," Costello said.Right now, in Milwaukee County, drug overdose deaths continue to rise.The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office reported 544 drug overdose deaths in 2020. That number jumped to 644 in 2021, which is partly why Marquette's nursing program introduced the scenario."If they're working in an emergency department or even in an urgent care, this could be something they see," Costello said.While the students are inside the simulation room caring for the patient, they're under the watchful eye of their instructors inside this control room."The great thing about simulation is they can make mistakes and nothing bad happens," said Maura Faulk, Simulation Center adjunct clinical faculty."I think it helps prepare us for these situations in the real world," Passinault said.The school of nursing started using overdose scenarios within the last three years.TOP STORIES:VIDEO: Huge fire destroys New Jersey church, draws 150 firefightersFive women shot in Milwaukee, one teen deadStolen camera transmitting from burglar's home