title: Use of premade mind maps to enhance simulation learning.
abstract: Simulated patient care is used in nursing curriculum to facilitate the transition from didactic to practical learning. On the basis of the observations of nurse educators, students frequently struggle when trying to apply the nursing process to simulated scenarios. The author discusses a study that was initiated after faculty observed his use of mind maps as a personal note-taking method.
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliation: Graduate Student, College of Nursing, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. boley.25@osu.edu
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Boley