title: Integrating simulation training into the nursing curriculum.
abstract: The use of simulation is gaining momentum in nurse education across the UK. The Nursing and Midwifery Council is currently investigating the use of simulation in pre-registration nursing. This article gives a brief history of simulation, discusses competence issues and why simulation is best placed to teach nurses in today's health service. An innovative approach to implementing simulation into the nursing curriculum is introduced.
authors.affiliation: Bristol Medical Simulation Centre, and Medical Education Technologies, Inc.
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wilford
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Doyle
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D017145:Models, Educational; D016294:Models, Nursing; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D016544:Patient Simulation; D010865:Pilot Projects; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D006113:United Kingdom