Examining the impact of high and medium fidelity simulation experiences on nursing students' knowledge acquisition

Nurse Education in Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 380-383

  Levett Jones, Tracy ^a   Lapkin, Samuel ^a   Hoffman, Kerry ^a   Arthur, Carol ^a   Roche, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fidelity; Human patient simulation manikin; Knowledge acquisition; Multiple choice questions; Nursing education; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; MANIKINS; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 80052731347     PISSN: 14715953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2011.03.014     Document Type: Article

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