Simulation is a technique of reproducing the performance of a desired circumstance or
procedure by means of an equivalent scenario for the purpose of observation or tuition. The …

Background Research indicates that nursing undergraduates demonstrate negative
attitudes towards persons with a mental health condition, and mental health simulation may …

Simulation is an innovative teaching strategy that supports student centered learning. It
improves therapeutic communication skills with clients. Additionally, it enhances critical …

Background Nursing students often express uncertainty about clinical placement in a mental
health care setting. Simulation with standardized patients may provide an opportunity for …

Boise State University School of Nursing faculty faced several challenges and learned
important lessons in attempting to implement mental health simulations with standardized …

Background The article describes a mental health simulation that encourages student
nurses to use therapeutic communication while assisting patients with mental illness in a …

Interviewing standardized patients (SPs) trained to model psychiatric disorders can promote
student nurses' interview skills and therapeutic communication, while at the same time …

In nursing, it is vital that educational techniques are developed to improve students'
capabilities to communicate with and assess mental health consumers while on placement …

Undertaking a mental health clinical placement can be anxiety‐provoking for nursing
students at times. There is a need to adequately prepare undergraduate nursing students for …

The purpose of this paper is to review the use of simulation in education across the health
professionals, to describe the development and implementation of innovative simulation …