Effectiveness of patient simulation in nursing education: Meta-analysis
Nurse Education TodayPublished 30 October 2014
Sujin Shin, Jin Hwa Park, Jung Hee Kim
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Results indicate that simulation education demonstrated medium to large effect sizes and could guide nurse educators with regard to the conditions under which patient simulation is more effective than traditional learning methods.
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These results indicate that simulation education demonstrated medium to large effect sizes and could guide nurse educators with regard to the conditions under which patient simulation is more effective than traditional learning methods.
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