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Healthcare simulation tools to design scenarios, measure outcomes and develop research projects.
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Scenario DesignAugust 15, 2024Enhance Clinical Thinking: A Mathematical Model to Stratify Medical Error Severity in Branching Scenarios
Healthcare simulation is an effective methodology to teach clinical thinking, which lies at the heart of effective medical practice, requiring…
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Simulation ScenariosAugust 17, 2024
How to Develop Communication Skills Through Clinical Simulation
Communication with patients and families can be difficult for novice nurses. Everyday conversation and small talk is easy for most.…
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DebriefingAugust 12, 2024
What is Healthcare Simulation Participant Trauma and Why Does This Matter?
Participant trauma in healthcare simulation can occur when clinical simulation is not delivered in a psychologically safe foundation and structure.…
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Professional DevelopmentAugust 16, 2024
Healthcare Simulation to Improve Family Knowledge and Skills: An Underused Educational Method
An estimated 10- 20 million US children have one or more chronic illnesses and Asthma is the most common of…
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DebriefingAugust 12, 2024How to Manage Emotions in Healthcare Simulation
At times, a healthcare simulation debrief can be an emotional space. As a debriefer in clinical simulation the role is…
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Professional DevelopmentAugust 16, 2024
Does Terminology Matter in Healthcare Simulation: Transformational and Translational Simulation?
As healthcare simulation evolves, so do the ways simulation is used to improve healthcare. Clinical Simulation has evolved from the…
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Standardized Patients TrainingAugust 12, 2024Mental Health Simulation Requires Well-Trained Standardized Patients
Student nurses in a mental health course often approach the experience with trepidation. Psychiatric/psychological diagnoses address maladaptive behaviors and unregulated…
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Professional DevelopmentAugust 17, 2024
How to Present a Healthcare Simulation Workshop at Conference
Presentation of a healthcare simulation workshop at a conference requires a set of skills that differs from a regular clinical…
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Simulation ScenariosSeptember 2, 2024These Affinity Learning Virtual Simulation Scenarios are Free to Use!
Affinity Learning offers a number of healthcare simulation scenarios at no cost for an individual learner. Affinity Learning has many…
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CommunitySeptember 27, 2024Nursing Simulation Conference INACSL 2024 Celebrates New Attendance Record
The International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL) non-profit organization holds their annual conference each year in June.…
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OutcomesJuly 1, 2025Clinical Simulation Competency Assessment for Healthcare Professionals
Healthcare simulation can ensure professionals remain competent for safe and effective patient care. Healthcare is constantly changing, and so are…
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Professional DevelopmentJuly 31, 2024
Learn About SENAT: The Healthcare Simulation Educator Needs Assessment Tool
The Simulation Educator Needs Assessment Tool (SENAT) was developed by Britt, Xing, and Leighton (2023) based on a needs assessment…
