title: A daylong clinical laboratory: from gaming to high-fidelity simulators.
abstract: Meeting required objectives in the clinical setting can be difficult because of low exposure to critical events. This has been further compounded by an increase in the number of enrolling students without a reciprocal rise in the number of field-related clinical sites. As simulation gains popularity in nursing, exploration of its use and benefits to teach nursing-related concepts is desirable. The authors discuss a variety of teaching strategies ranging from the use of games to high-fidelity simulators that have been incorporated into an all-day clinical simulation campus laboratory.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana 47306, USA.
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bantz
authors.forename: Michelle Mattice
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Dancer
authors.forename: Kay
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hodson-Carlton
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Van Hove
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000193:education / Q000451:nursing; D004282:Documentation; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007196:Indiana; D008348:Manikins; D016389:Maternal-Child Nursing / Q000193:education; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D017283:Neonatal Nursing / Q000193:education; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009737:Nursing Records; D009773:Obstetric Nursing / Q000193:education; D011181:Postnatal Care; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology; D013664:Teaching Materials; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D018910:Video Games