title: We have a high-fidelity simulator, now what? Making the most of simulators.
abstract: High-fidelity simulators are becoming the tool of choice in preparing today's nursing students for the clinical setting. Many colleges of nursing have purchased these simulators but they remain unused partly due to the reluctance of faculty learning to operate them. The College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette has three simulation labs with 6 SimMans, 8 Nursing Kelly VitalSims, 4 Simbabies, and 2 NOELLE birthing simulators. This article describes methods to maximize the use of simulators, dispel reservations of faculty, and provides hints on how to build successful scenarios and how to encourage their use.
authors.affiliation: University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA. prof21@cox.net
authors.forename: Gwen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Leigh
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hurst
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D008145:Louisiana; D008348:Manikins; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D016730:Program Development; D012381:Role Playing; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors