title: Supporting the lecturer to deliver high-fidelity simulation.
abstract: In response to a shortage of clinical practice placements for pre-registration nurses and midwives, nursing faculties have been examining alternative ways to support students to develop their clinical skills, with simulation being one of the more popular methods. In a nursing context, simulation is often used to replicate a clinical setting, such as a hospital ward or the patient's home. Some universities have introduced clinical suites that enable replication of clinical environments and offer the use of human patient simulators to mimic patient-focused scenarios. This article describes a small informal review that aimed to identify how lecturers felt about simulation in one faculty using high-fidelity simulated scenarios to inform the development of a subsequent research study. The results indicate that although many staff use simulation and believe it is a beneficial approach to learning, many also lack confidence and do not feel sufficiently prepared in its use. Most participants felt that the development of a simulation module for lecturers would increase their confidence.
authors: University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd. idowie@glam.ac.uk
authors: Iwan
authors: I
authors: Dowie
authors: Cheryl
authors: C
authors: Phillips
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004506:Education, Nursing; D016544:Patient Simulation; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D006113:United Kingdom