title: Use of Simulation in Undergraduate and Graduate Education.
abstract: Simulation is not just technology but a teaching method used to allow students to practice in a safe environment. The focus of simulation is to improve patient safety, communication, and the ability of the student to think and act as a nurse or advanced practice nurse. As use of simulation in nursing education increases, more regulations, guidelines, and standards are being developed to assist nursing programs to obtain best outcomes. This article provides readers with an overview of simulation use in undergraduate and graduate nursing education.
authors.affiliation: Teresa Gore is Associate Professor, University of South Florida College of Nursing, 12901 Bruce B Downs Blvd, MDC22, Tampa, FL 33612-4766 (tgore@health.usf.edu). Wendy Thomson was Assistant Professor, University of South Florida College of Nursing, Tampa, Florida, when this article was written. She is now Executive Director of Research and Technology, Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, Arizona.
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gore
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Thomson
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016544:Patient Simulation; D014481:United States