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How-To articles for Medical Simulation, Nursing Simulation, Surgical Simulation and other clinical simulation disciplines!
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NLN Simulation Innovation Resource Center (SIRC) Homegrown Solutions
HomeGrown Solutions was created by education professionals to address problematic issues in healthcare simulation. In 2007, Meg Meccariello presented low-cost…
How to Maximize Clinical Simulation Outcomes for High Performance Teams
The maximization of healthcare simulation to train high-performance healthcare teams is the pinnacle of all clinical simulation experiences. For those…
How to Use Nursing Simulation to Decrease Medication Errors
Healthcare simulation has been used by Associate Degree Nursing Program nursing students to increase safety and proficiency with medication administration.…
NEW Simulated PCA Pump from SimVS
SimVS is proud to announce the addition of a Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) pump simulator to the recently developed SimVS-IV…
UbiSim’s Intuitive Editor Creates Meaningful Virtual Reality Simulations for Nursing Students
Nursing Simulation Clinical Educators looking for a customizable tool to create meaningful virtual reality simulations for nursing students will appreciate…
Using Casualty Simulation for Realistic First Aid Training
Healthcare Simulation allows adult clinical learners to gain knowledge and train skills by doing, which is especially true for Gen…
Northwestern Simulation to Meet Your Healthcare Simulation Professional Development Needs
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has developed valuable resources and programs for healthcare simulation professionals. Expert clinicians and simulation…
How to Listen Effectively in Healthcare Simulation Debriefing
To listen to participants in all healthcare simulation environments is critical, including presentations, healthcare simulation scenarios or debrief. Listening to…
How to Build a Medical Simulation Event Timetable
At the start of the process to put a medical simulation event together, there are many new skills to acquire…
How to Develop a Healthcare Simulation Program That Sells Itself
As clinical simulation educators there are some clinical specialties that are drawn to seek out healthcare simulation-based education and there…
How to Use Communication Skills in a Clinical Simulation Debrief
An awareness of communication skills and the ability to hone these in the clinical simulation environment can be incredibly useful…
Avkin’s Avbirth Birthing Simulator Takes EMS Industry by Storm
Avkin’s Avbirth wearable birthing simulator is the answer for creating realistic childbirth simulations for Emergency Medical Service (EMS) providers. The…