Learning to nurse: combining simulation with key theory
British Journal of NursingPublished 12 August 2015Open access
Ann Bevan, Rosalyn Joy, Sarah Keeley, Petra Brown
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Improvements were seen in the simulation skills sessions as students were better able to apply their underlying theory to their actions and learning was enhanced as both simulation and theory were seen as more meaningful to practice and patient care.
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Following a recent Nursing and Midwifery Council revalidation of a university undergraduate nursing programme, simulation skills sessions and anatomy and physiology theory were integrated into one unit (module). This was done in order to integrate the basis for patient assessment and care provision with the anatomical and physiological theory and thereby enhance student learning and nursing practice. Students evaluated the new unit well and valued the close link between theory and practice simulation. Improvements were seen in the simulation skills sessions as students were better able to apply their underlying theory to their actions. Learning was enhanced as both simulation and theory were seen as more meaningful to practice and patient care.
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