title: Patient safety simulation: learning about safety never seemed more fun.
abstract: While other industries have effectively used simulation as an educational strategy to improve safety and performance, nurse educators have not yet embraced this as an educational tool for safety initiatives. This article examines the benefit of using simulation exercises as an adjunct to didactic teaching and describes how one hospital's nurse educators adapted simulation methodology to educate the nurses on the complexity of safe medication administration and the importance of critical thinking in daily practice.
authors.affiliation: Consulting Services, Institute for Safe Medication Practices, 1800 Byberry Road, Suite 810, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006, USA. spaparella@ismp.org
authors.forename: Susan F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Paparella
authors.forename: Bette A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Mariani
authors.forename: Kathy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Layton
authors.forename: Ann Marie
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Carpenter
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D003479:Curriculum; D004282:Documentation / Q000592:standards; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000451:nursing; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004869:Equipment Safety; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009737:Nursing Records / Q000592:standards; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D016544:Patient Simulation; D010414:Pennsylvania; D016730:Program Development; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods