title: Implications for incorporating simulation in nursing education.
abstract: The current intricately complex state of health care holds a multitude of challenges for the novice nurse in acquiring, developing, and maintaining standards of proficiency in clinical practice. This paper will explore the implications or reasons for incorporating simulation in nursing education for two primary reasons. First, simulation is an interactive teaching strategy designed for augmenting the learning process. Simulation is an example of active learning that engages the student to think through a situation then take action through the application of knowledge, and finally to self-reflect during the process of debriefing. Secondly, an increasing number of educational institutions have made the commitment to incorporate simulation technology into nursing curricula.
authors.affiliation: Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee, OK, USA.
authors.forename: Shelley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000941:ethics / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009729:Nursing; D009743:Nursing, Practical / Q000193:education; D016544:Patient Simulation; D014481:United States; D014741:Video Recording; D000078329:Workforce