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Needs Assessment
Needs assessment best practices for medical simulation, nursing simulation, surgical simulation and other clinical disciplines.
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New Laerdal Course Trains on How to Simulate for Equitable Health Outcomes
As a world leader in building clinical simulations and simulators to improve health outcomes, Laerdal proudly announces a new Educational…
Learn About SENAT: The Healthcare Simulation Educator Needs Assessment Tool
The Simulation Educator Needs Assessment Tool (SENAT) was developed by Britt, Xing, and Leighton (2023) based on a needs assessment…
Get WISER for Healthcare Simulation Professional Development
The Winter Institute for Simulation, Education, and Research (WISER) is a state-of-the-art simulation training and research facility that serves both…
Evaluating Healthcare Simulation: Clinical Learning Environments Comparison Survey (CLECS 2.0)
As part of the Evaluating Healthcare Simulation tools, the Clinical Learning Environment Comparison Survey (CLECS ) was created by Kim…
Overcoming Anxiety and Lack of Enthusiasm with 1st Level Clinical Simulation Students
First-level nursing students often experience high levels of anxiety and a lack of enthusiasm when entering a live simulation environment…
NLN’s Simulation Innovation Resource Center (SIRC) Benefits All Nurse Educators
The National League for Nursing (NLN) Simulation Innovation Resource Center (SIRC) is a go-to destination for all nurses to meet…
Leighton et al’s Evaluating Healthcare Simulation Tools Now Available Exclusively on HealthySimulation.com
The Evaluating Healthcare Simulation website was organized by Kim Leighton, PhD, RN, CHSOS, CHSE-A, FSSH, ANEF, FAAN to provide healthcare…
Global State of Patient Safety: Annual Review
One of the major reasons for healthcare simulation is to improve patient safety and outcomes. Clinical simulation has been linked…
Using Healthcare Simulation for High School Education
In a post-pandemic world of high school education, Allied Health Occupations teachers grapple with junior- and senior-level student engagement in…
How to Overcome Nurse Educator Reluctance to Using Nursing Simulation
Research suggests a lack of some nurse educator’s knowledge and acceptance of the benefits of clinical simulation as an effective…
EMS Competency Solution to Meet Nursing Education Competencies Needs
In alignment with other professional healthcare education programs, nursing education has transitioned to a more competency-based learning model of instruction…
How to Design A Simulation Lab for Your Physical Therapy Program
Clinical simulation utilization is growing in physical therapy educational programs. A physical therapy (PT) education program aims to equip students…