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Professional DevelopmentSeptember 13, 2024
Medical Tube Connectivity – Time to Update Your Healthcare Simulation Lab?
Many medical simulation laboratories begin life after receiving a one time funding to cover the cost of building the physical…
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Scenario DesignJanuary 8, 2026
Downloadable NCLEX Test Plan Checklists for Nursing Simulation
The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) has developed a licensure examination, the National Council Licensure Examination for…
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Allied HealthAugust 22, 2024
Physiology: The Force Behind Healthcare Simulation – A Guide for Techs, Part 9: Sepsis Labs Explained
Inclusion of laboratory tests in clinical simulation scenarios adds significantly to the realism of simulation since lab results are typically…
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DebriefingSeptember 2, 2024
Downloadable DASH Debriefing Tools From Center for Medical Simulation
Although the glitzy part of healthcare simulation often focuses on high fidelity manikins, most learning occurs during the debriefing. Debriefing…
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Sim Center DesignJune 3, 2025
OR 360: Simulated OR of the Future from Cedars-Sinai & DoD
In 2014, Cedars-Sinai partnered with the U.S. military to design the “operating room of the future” with the goal of…
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Professional DevelopmentSeptember 5, 2024
ALERT: Acute Life Threatening Events Recognition and Treatment Medical Simulation Training
The ALERT (Acute Life Threatening Events Recognition and Treatment) is a well-established program that focuses on the detection and management…
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Simulation ScenariosSeptember 2, 2024
Healthcare Simulation Scenario Development Checklist w/ Downloadable Form
Healthcare simulation scenarios are designed to address specific learning needs. According to the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and…
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Sim Center DesignSeptember 2, 2024
9 Key Considerations When Designing a Sim Lab
Designing a simulation lab is a multi-step process that involves extensive planning. Following a needs assessment, the learning requirements and…
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PersonnelSeptember 5, 2024
Clinical Simulation Educator Job Description w/ Downloadable Template
The growing field of healthcare simulation has resulted in an increased demand for qualified simulation staff. Continuing her series on…
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DebriefingAugust 17, 2024
PEARLS Debriefing Framework with Debrief2Learn Tool
Many educators consider debriefing as the most important step in healthcare simulation. Healthysimulation.com has previously published several guides to debriefing…
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Professional DevelopmentSeptember 5, 2024
Physiology: The Force Behind Healthcare Simulation – A Guide for Techs, Part 8: ABGs
The more closely healthcare simulation matches real life situations (aka fidelity), the more likely that learners will become involved in…
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DebriefingSeptember 14, 2024
Debriefing Nursing Simulations with QSEN Competencies Including Template
The Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) project was designed to ensure that future nurses will have the knowledge,…












