title: Fostering cultural and interdisciplinary awareness with "low-tech" simulation in a fundamentals nursing course to prepare student nurses for critical care clinical rotations.
abstract: This article focuses on the advancement of nursing education and practice through implementing "low-tech" simulation in a fundamentals nursing course to foster an awareness of scope of practice and interdisciplinary teamwork and collaboration to prepare student nurses for their critical care clinical experience. The integration of low-tech simulation during the students' first clinical course at 2 different times during the semester was utilized to accomplish this awareness. This article was added to the scant published articles that highlight the benefits of low-tech simulation in a fundamentals of nursing course.
authors.affiliation: York College of Pennsylvania, York, PA 17405-7199, USA. LSahd961@embargmail.edi
authors.forename: Lisa A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Ruth-Sahd
authors.forename: Melissa A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: Abigail
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Strouse
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care; D054521:Cultural Competency / Q000193:education*; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010348:Patient Care Team; D016544:Patient Simulation; D014481:United States