The contribution of high-fidelity simulation to nursing students' confidence and competence: A systematic review

International Nursing Review

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 26-33

  Yuan, H B ^a   Williams, B A ^b   Fang, J B ^c  

^a MACAO POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (Macao)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Competence; Confidence; Nursing student; Simulation; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857059467     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2011.00964.x     Document Type: Review

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