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Snapshots of simulation: Creative strategies used by Australian educators to enhance simulation learning experiences for nursing students
McAllister, Margaret Levett-Jones, Tracey Downer, Teresa Harrison, Penelope Harvey, Theresa Reid-Searl, Kerry Lynch, Kathy Arthur, Carol Layh, Janice Calleja, Pauline
McAllister, Margaret
Levett-Jones, Tracey
Downer, Teresa
Harrison, Penelope
Harvey, Theresa
Reid-Searl, Kerry
Lynch, Kathy
Arthur, Carol
Layh, Janice
Calleja, Pauline
Abstract
Simulation in nursing is a flourishing area for nurse educators' practice. Defined as learning that amplifies, mimics or replaces real-life clinical situations, simulation aims to give students opportunity to reason through a clinical problem and make decisions, without the potential for harming actual patients. Educators in nursing are contributing to simulation learning in diverse and creative ways. Yet much of their craft is not being widely disseminated because educators are not always confident in publishing their work. This paper aims to stimulate creative development in simulation by providing short summaries, or snapshots, of diverse approaches that nurse educators are using. The objective is to inspire others to share other ideas in development or in practice that are improving learning for nursing students and practitioners, so that simulation scholarship is advanced. The snapshots presented range from approaches that: better support educators to attend to the whole process of simulation education, give students quick access to short skill-based videos, orientate students to the laboratory environment, harness the power of the group to develop documentation skills, use simulation to enrich lectures, develop multidisciplinary knowledge, and finally, which teach therapeutic communication with children in a fun and imaginative way.
Keywords
learning, nursing, role play, simulation, video
Date
2013
Type
Journal article
Journal
Nurse Education in Practice
Book
Volume
13
Issue
6
Page Range
567-572
Article Number
ACU Department
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
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