The effects of human patient simulators on basic knowledge in critical care nursing with undergraduate senior baccalaureate nursing students

Simulation in Healthcare

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 110-114

  Hoffmann, Rosemary L ^a   O'Donnell, John M ^a   Kim, Yookyung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Human simulation; Knowledge; Teaching strategy; Undergraduate education

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSING CARE; NURSING STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRITICAL CARE; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; PATIENT SIMULATION; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING;

EID: 34547546347     PISSN: 15592332     EISSN: 1559713X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SIH.0b013e318033abb5     Document Type: Article

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