'The Ward': A simulation game for nursing students

Nurse Education in Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 20-25

  Stanley, David ^a   Latimer, Karen ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Critical thinking; Gaming; Simulated learning; Team work

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COOPERATION; GAME; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING; THINKING;

AUSTRALIA; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION, NURSING; FOCUS GROUPS; GAMES, EXPERIMENTAL; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, NURSING; TEACHING; THINKING;

EID: 78649938839     PISSN: 14715953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2010.05.010     Document Type: Article

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