Clinical simulation is used with increasing frequency in prelicensure nursing education
curricula. Nurse educators intuitively sense that the simulation experience is a powerful …

Importance Differences in medical school experiences may affect how prepared residents
feel themselves to be as they enter general surgery residency and may contribute to resident …

Background: Undergraduate medicine curricula can be designed to enable smoother
transition to work as a junior doctor. Evaluations should improve curriculum design. Aim: To …

Background: Simulation is being increasingly used in medical education. Aim: The aim of
this study was to explore in more depth the features of simulation-based teaching that …

In this article, we introduce readers to the role of theories in simulation-based education. We
discuss “theory” against a background of complex ways of thinking about the world. We …

Background In emergency medicine, the benefits of high-fidelity simulation (SIM) are widely
accepted and standardized patients (SP) are known to mimic real patients accurately …

Background There is little research on large-scale complex health care simulations
designed to facilitate student learning of non-technical skills in a team-working environment …

This unique book examines theatre practice that takes place within a range of health and
care settings from medical training to advocacy projects for service users. Drawing on a …

Confederates often enrich immersive health care simulations. In this commentary, we raise
issues for consideration when working with confederates. We define the term “confederate,” …

The use of patient simulation in all its forms is widespread in clinical education with the key
aims of improving learners' competence and confidence, improving patient safety and …