title: Using the human patient simulator to foster critical thinking in critical situations.
abstract: New registered nurses are expected to utilize critical thinking when providing care to their patients, especially in critical situations. Using mini-scenarios on the human patient simulator, faculty members can foster critical thinking and expose students to critical situations in a nonthreatening environment. An example of one such scenario, using an oncology patient with hypercalcemia and ventricular tachycardia, is outlined in the article.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, County College of Morris, Randolph, New Jersey, USA. khoran@ccm.edu
authors.forename: Kathleen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Horan