What can virtual patient simulation offer mental health nursing education?

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 410-418

  Guise, V ^a,b   Chambers, M ^a,b,c   Valimaki M ^d  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTH WEST LONDON AND ST GEORGE'S MENTAL HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Decision making; E learning; Mental health nursing; Nursing education; Teaching education; Virtual patients

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; RECREATION; TEACHING; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT SIMULATION; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84860485995     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2011.01797.x     Document Type: Article

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