title: Preparing pediatric nurses: the role of simulation-based learning.
abstract: Simulation-based learning is increasingly being integrated into pediatric nursing education for students as well as novice nurses in practice. Various levels of technology in simulation provide for a range of cognitive, psychomotor, and affective skills acquisition within the controlled setting provided by this teaching strategy. This article provides an overview of simulation, the emergence of simulation in nursing education with an emphasis on pediatric nursing, a description of one baccalaureate program's experience in developing a state-of-the-art maternal child-simulation skills laboratory, and the role of simulation-based learning in continuing education.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA. lab4456@louisiana.edu
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Broussard
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Myers
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lemoine
mesh_terms: D001296:Audiovisual Aids; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D016544:Patient Simulation; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D018794:Problem-Based Learning / Q000458:organization & administration