The educator inside the patient: Students' insights into the use of high fidelity silicone patient simulation

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 19-20, 2011, Pages 2752-2760

  Reid Searl, Kerry ^a   Eaton, Anne ^b   Vieth, Lea ^a   Happell, Brenda ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

High fidelity; Innovative approaches; Nurse education; Nursing students; Patient silicone simulation; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TEACHING;

EDUCATION, NURSING; FACULTY, NURSING; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; PATIENT SIMULATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 80052581766     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03795.x     Document Type: Article

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