Abstract:

The International Nursing Association of Clinical Simulation and Learning’s (INACSL) Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice advance the science of clinical simulation, share best practices, and provide evidence- based guidelines to make simulation-based learning experience consistent around the globe. Informed by both interprofessional and international perspectives, the Standards are a living document applicable to simulation in both academic and practice settings and across manikin, Standardized Patient actor, and distance modalities. Since 2011, the Standards have been translated into French, Korean, Japanese, Spanish, Chinese, and Polish, and they underpin simulation professional development and endorsement programs offered worldwide by the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning. The Standards are updated every four years in consultation with a healthcare librarian and in response to a needs assessment, environmental scan, and comprehensive literature review. An expert advisory panel, representing a diverse range of simulation experts and healthcare organizations, provides evaluation and makes recommendations for enhancing the Standards.

This CE presentation will provide an overview of the ten Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice(TM) and describe opportunities for application in the areas of writing outcomes and objectives, prebriefing, facilitation, debriefing, simulation design, operations, professional development, professional integrity, simulation-enhanced interprofessional education, and evaluation of learning and performance. We will highlight exemplars from academic and practice settings who have operationalized the Standards successfully and discuss a stepwise approach to using the Standards to improve simulation quality.

Reference: INACSL Standards Committee. (2021). Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice (TM). Clinical Simulation in Nursing, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2021.08.018

Learning Objectives:

1. Learner will understand the updated Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice from INACSL.
2. Learner will compare best practices to current status quo for clinical education and training.
3. Learner will apply Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice to their clinical program to ultimately improve patient care.