Nursing Simulation: A Review of the Past 40 Years

Simulation, in its many forms, has been a part of nursing education and practice for many years. The use of games, computer-assisted instruction, standardized patients, virtual reality, and low-fidelity to high-fidelity mannequins have appeared in the past 40 years, whereas anatomical models, partia...

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Main Authors: Nehring, Wendy M., Lashley, Felissa R.
Published: Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University 2009
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Online Access:https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/6706
https://doi.org/10.1177/1046878109332282
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spelling ndltd-ETSU-oai-dc.etsu.edu-etsu-works-79592020-07-15T07:09:31Z Nursing Simulation: A Review of the Past 40 Years Nehring, Wendy M. Lashley, Felissa R. Simulation, in its many forms, has been a part of nursing education and practice for many years. The use of games, computer-assisted instruction, standardized patients, virtual reality, and low-fidelity to high-fidelity mannequins have appeared in the past 40 years, whereas anatomical models, partial task trainers, and role playing were used earlier. A historical examination of these many forms of simulation in nursing is presented, followed by a discussion of the roles of simulation in both nursing education and practice. A viewpoint concerning the future of simulation in nursing concludes this article. 2009-08-01T07:00:00Z text https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/6706 https://doi.org/10.1177/1046878109332282 ETSU Faculty Works Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University anatomical models computer-assisted instruction health care education high-fidelity patient simulation low-fidelity patient simulation nursing education nursing practice nursing research objective structured clinical experience partial task trainers standardized patients virtual reality College of Nursing Nursing
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topic anatomical models
computer-assisted instruction
health care education
high-fidelity patient simulation
low-fidelity patient simulation
nursing education
nursing practice
nursing research
objective structured clinical experience
partial task trainers
standardized patients
virtual reality
College of Nursing
Nursing
spellingShingle anatomical models
computer-assisted instruction
health care education
high-fidelity patient simulation
low-fidelity patient simulation
nursing education
nursing practice
nursing research
objective structured clinical experience
partial task trainers
standardized patients
virtual reality
College of Nursing
Nursing
Nehring, Wendy M.
Lashley, Felissa R.
Nursing Simulation: A Review of the Past 40 Years
description Simulation, in its many forms, has been a part of nursing education and practice for many years. The use of games, computer-assisted instruction, standardized patients, virtual reality, and low-fidelity to high-fidelity mannequins have appeared in the past 40 years, whereas anatomical models, partial task trainers, and role playing were used earlier. A historical examination of these many forms of simulation in nursing is presented, followed by a discussion of the roles of simulation in both nursing education and practice. A viewpoint concerning the future of simulation in nursing concludes this article.
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title Nursing Simulation: A Review of the Past 40 Years
title_short Nursing Simulation: A Review of the Past 40 Years
title_full Nursing Simulation: A Review of the Past 40 Years
title_fullStr Nursing Simulation: A Review of the Past 40 Years
title_full_unstemmed Nursing Simulation: A Review of the Past 40 Years
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