title: The use of human patient simulators: best practices with novice nursing students.
abstract: Only recently have nursing educators begun to consider the enormous implications of using high-fidelity human patient simulation in general nursing education. As a first step in exploring the potential of this new technology with novice nursing students, faculty conducted a quantitative and qualitative analysis of students' reactions to a simulation. In addition, from the analysis and the review of literature, the faculty identified specific best practices for using this educational methodology with novice nursing students.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA 30152, USA. mbremner@kennesaw.edu
authors.forename: Marie N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Bremner
authors.forename: Kathie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aduddell
authors.forename: David N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: Jonathan B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: VanGeest
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D019985:Benchmarking; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008348:Manikins; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000523:psychology; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000592:standards; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D011588:Psychology, Educational; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012381:Role Playing; D012449:Safety; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires