Here are five observations:
1. The guidelines recommend that nurses receive certification in simulation-based training to improve healthcare quality.
2. The NCSBS suggests the Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator as a tool for training.
3. The guidelines reference a study that concluded simulation training could be “substituted for up to 50 percent of traditional clinical hours across the pre-licensure nursing curriculum.”
4. Simulation training improves critical thinking, sharpens skills and increases clinical reasoning, based on the guidelines.
5. The Society for Simulation in Healthcare helped create the guidelines.
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