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Fostering Critical Thinking Through Simulation: An Integrative Review, Sarah Knapp, Raymonta Green Dec 2023

Fostering Critical Thinking Through Simulation: An Integrative Review, Sarah Knapp, Raymonta Green

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Over the past decade simulation has become a staple of nursing education with increasing use during the COVID-19 pandemic. Both manikin-based and virtual simulation are used to increase the preparedness of nursing students for their roles at the bedside. With the increasing experience-complexity gap, it is important that students enter the workforce prepared to effectively care for patients. Simulation allows students to work with a patient scenario without the possibility of injury; in simulation, mistakes are opportunities instead of harm. This integrative review searched the literature questioning if in pre-licensure Bachelor of Science in Nursing students, do virtual simulation and …