title: Advancing renal education: hybrid simulation, using simulated patients to enhance realism in haemodialysis education.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Simulation is a well-established and proven teaching method, yet its use in renal education is not widely reported. Criticisms of simulation-based teaching include limited realism and a lack of authentic patient interaction.
  
  
  METHODS
  This paper discusses the benefits and challenges of high-fidelity simulation and suggests hybrid simulation as a complementary model to existing simulation programmes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Through the use of a simulated patient, hybrid simulation can improve the authenticity of renal simulation-based education while simultaneously teaching and assessing technologically enframed caring.
authors: Cairns Hospital, Nurse Education and Research Unit, Esplanade Cairns, Queensland, Cairns, Queensland, 4870, Australia.
authors: Kylie
authors: K
authors: Dunbar-Reid
authors: University of Newcastle - School of Nursing & Midwifery, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.
authors: Peter M
authors: PM
authors: Sinclair
authors: Cairns Hospital, Skill Centre, Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
authors: Denis
authors: D
authors: Hudson
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate; D000070856:High Fidelity Simulation Training / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008348:Manikins; D064647:Nephrology Nursing / Q000193:education*; D016544:Patient Simulation; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
keywords: Education; Haemodialysis; Simulation