title: Implementing high-fidelity simulations with large groups of nursing students.
abstract: Nurse educators are increasing the use of simulation as a teaching strategy. Simulations are conducted typically with a small group of students. This article describes the process for implementing 6 high-fidelity simulations with a large group of undergraduate nursing students. The goal was to evaluate if student knowledge increased on postsimulation quiz scores when only a few individuals actively participated in the simulation while the other students observed.
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliations: Assistant Professor (Dr Hooper); Affiliate Faculty (Ms Shaw); Adjunct Faculty (Ms Zamzam), Kirkhof College of Nursing, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hooper
authors.forename: Luanne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.forename: Rebekah
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zamzam
mesh_terms: D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D016544:Patient Simulation; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*