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Outcomes
Outcome resources for medical simulation and nursing simulation, including best practices, tools, guides, simulation program effectiveness, research updates and more.
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Downloadable DASH Debriefing Tools From Center for Medical Simulation
Although the glitzy part of healthcare simulation often focuses on high fidelity manikins, most learning occurs during the debriefing. Debriefing…
ALERT: Acute Life Threatening Events Recognition and Treatment Medical Simulation Training
The ALERT (Acute Life Threatening Events Recognition and Treatment) is a well-established program that focuses on the detection and management…
Kaplan’s i-Human Patients Helps Nursing Students Build Diagnostic Competency & Clinical Judgment
Developing clinical judgement in nursing students requires more than the randomness of clinical practice. In other words, the only way…
Healthcare Simulation Scenario Development Checklist w/ Downloadable Form
Healthcare simulation scenarios are designed to address specific learning needs. According to the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and…
Simulated VR Training Improves Surgical Training by 130% & Other VR Sim Updates
Moving at ludicrous speed, Virtual Reality applications are continue to make huge impacts across the entire field of Surgical Training…
Does Your Medical Simulation Program Have a Negative Hidden Curriculum?
The ICE blog promotes discussion among Clinician Educators from around the world, archiving a variety of education resources which welcomes…
Physiology: The Force Behind Healthcare Simulation – A Guide for Techs, Part 7C: PCA for Pain
Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) allows patients to manage their pain by self-administering small doses of intravenous analgesia within set limits.…
ROI Framework for Healthcare Simulation
Although the role of medical simulation in improving patient safety outcomes and healthcare education is well established, the Return on…
How to Pick Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that Optimize Healthcare Simulation Outcomes
Reports, metrics, and key performance indicators (KPIs) are everywhere—but with a bit of planning and the technology to back you…
Understanding Research For Clinical Simulation, Part 2: Validity and Reliability
Simulation staff need to understand research theory either to fully participate in their own department’s research or to review the current literature…
2HeadsR > 1 : A Strategy for Role Assignment in Nursing Simulation From Baylor University
The Sim Team at Baylor University Louise Herrington School of Nursing in Dallas, Texas developed an innovative strategy for assigning…
The Shift to Competency-Based Medical Education: What You Need to Know
As a simulation professional, you’re probably already aware of the major changes occurring in clinical education. Traditional classroom learning has…