Establishment of a hospital-based simulation skills laboratory.
Today's healthcare environment requires that nurses be prepared for increasingly complex patient populations. Simultaneously, managers and educators are challenged to provide competency verification programs and continuing education opportunities with fewer resources. Hospital clinical educators share a staff development initiative of launching a unique simulation skills laboratory. The laboratory is designed to ensure nurses can meet the needs of patients in today's healthcare arena.
Winslow
Susan
S
Nursing Education & Community Services, Martha Jefferson Hospital, Charlottesville, Virginia 22902, USA. susan.winslow@mjh.org
Dunn
Pamela
P
Rowlands
Aletha
A
D002983:Clinical Competence; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D018961:Educational Technology / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000379:methods; D008348:Manikins; D013192:Staff Development / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013664:Teaching Materials; D014768:Virginia